3-72 Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 and X4200/X4200 M2 Servers Service Manual • August 2009
3.12.16 Replacing PCI Cards
Note – Sun Fire X4200 servers support only PCIX style cards; Sun Fire X4200 M2
servers support one PCIX slot and four PCI-Express (PCIE) slots.
Note – This component is a CRU and can be replaced by anyone.
Supported components and their part numbers are subject to change over time. For
the most up-to-date list of replaceable components for these servers, refer to:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/Systems
1. Click the name and model of your server.
2. On the product page that opens for the server, click Full Components List
to view a list of components.
Use the following procedure to replace a PCI card.
1. Power off the server as described in
Section 3.4 on page 3-4.
2. If the server is in a rack, slide it far enough from the rack so that you can
remove the main cover. If you cannot safely view and access the component,
remove the server from the rack.
3. Remove the main cover as described in
Section 3.5 on page 3-6 or Section 3.8 on
page 3-10.
4. Locate the PCI card slot in which you will install or replace a PCI card.
The system designation and the speeds of the five PCI slots are shown in
FIGURE 3-56
and FIGURE 3-57.
The slots for the PCI cards are detected by the system BIOS during bootup in the
order described in
Section 2.3.2 on page 2-5.
Note – Sun Fire X4100/X4100 M2 only: The server is shipped with two PCI risers
already installed in the low-profile PCI card sockets.
Note – Before you install a card, consult the manufacturer's documentation for
system requirements and configuration information for your specific PCI card.
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