Figure 64 PCI/PCI-X/PCIe Card Divider
Replacing a PCI/PCI-X/PCIe Card Divider
To replace a PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card divider, follow these steps:
1. Insert the PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card divider locking tabs into the slots on the I/O board assembly.
2. Push down firmly to seat the card divider into the slots on the I/O board assembly.
3. Replace the top cover. See “Replacing the Top Cover” (page 179).
4. If rack installed, slide the server completely into the rack. See “Inserting the Server into the
Rack” (page 177).
5. Reconnect the power cables and power on the server. See “Powering On the Server” (page 90).
Removing and Replacing a Hot-Pluggable PCI/PCI-X/PCIe Card
PCI/PCI-X/PCIe cards are located on the I/O board assembly. Two of these cards are dedicated
to core I/O functions and require that the server be powered off for card replacement. Core I/O
cards have designated slots on the I/O board assembly. The remaining eight PCI/PCI-X/PCIe
cards are hot-pluggable. Software intervention is required prior to removing a PCI/PCI-X/PCIe
card. This section describes the following hot-plug operations and PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card replacement
procedures:
• “PCI/PCI-X/PCIe Configurations”
Describes PCI/PCI-X/PCIe capabilities and relates card functions and capabilities to specific
slots.
• “Online Addition (OLA)”
Describes the installation of new PCI/PCI-X/PCIe expansion cards in previously empty slots
without powering down the server.
192 Removing and Replacing Server Components
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