IBM eserver p Series, Installation Manual

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Installing a Hot-Pluggable PCI Adapter
To install the hot-pluggable adapter, do the following:
1. Refer to “PCI Hot-Plug Manager Access” on page 33 and follow the steps in the
access procedure to select PCI Hot Plug Manager. Then return here to continue.
2. From the PCI Hot-Plug Manager menu, select Add a PCI Hot-Plug Adapter and
press Enter. The Add a Hot-Plug Adapter window displays.
3. Select the appropriate empty PCI slot from the ones listed on the screen, and
press Enter.
4. Place the I/O drawer in the rear service position, as follows:
a. If you have not already done so, open the front door of the rack unit.
b. Loosen the two thumbscrews that attach the front bezel to the drawer.
c. Grasp both sides of the front bezel and pull the bezel off the drawer.
d. If you have not already done so, open the rear door of the rack unit.
e. If present, remove the two retaining screws at the rear of the drawer. See step
6 on page 9.
f. Grasp the bar at the rear of the drawer, and pull the drawer to the rear until it is
stopped by the two detents on the top of the drawer.
Note: Make sure that you do not damage the cables while pulling out the drawer.
5. Remove the two thumbscrews and remove the top cover from the drawer.
6. See the PCI Adapter Placement Reference, order number SA38-0538, for adapter
placement information. Then select an empty PCI slot for the adapter.
7. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the adapter until the visual indicator
(LED) for the specified PCI slot is set to the action state. See “I/O Drawer PCI Slot
LED Definitions” on page 25.
8. Turn the locking latch, lift the plastic stop, and remove the blank cover.
9. When you are instructed to install the adapter in the adapter slot, carefully grasp
the adapter by the edges and align the adapter in the slot guides. Insert the
adapter fully into the adapter slot connector. If you are installing a full-length
adapter, ensure that both ends of the adapter engage the card guides.
10. Lower the plastic stop over the adapter bracket, and rotate the locking latch
clockwise until it clicks into the locked position. Some full-length cards can be
supported by rotating the blue adapter latch on the right end of the adapter
counterclockwise.
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