PCI and PCI-X Cards
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Installing a PCI or PCI-X Card
To install a PCI or PCI-X card, follow these steps:
1.
Power off the Silicon Graphics Prism platform. For power off instructions, see
“Powering Off Manually” on page 25.
2. Disconnect all of the cables at the rear of the module.
Warning:
Components may be hot. To avoid injury, allow the components to cool
for approximately five minutes before you proceed with these instructions.
3. If your module is rackmounted, remove the two screws that secure the module to
the front rails of the rack. If the module is mounted with shelf rails, remove the
screws at the rear. If your module is not rackmounted, proceed to step 5.
4. If the module is mounted with the optional slide rail kit, pull the module from the
rack until it is stopped by the safety latches. If the module uses shelf rails, two
people should lift the unit from the rack and place it on a stable work surface.
5. Open the top cover as described in “Opening the Cover” on page 74.
6. If you are installing a card into the top two PCI/PCI-X slots, you can install it
without completely removing the module from the rack (optional slide rails only).
Note:
If you are removing a card from one of the two lower slots (bus 1, slot 1, or bus
1, slot 2), you must remove the module from the rack. For detailed instructions, see
“Removing a Rail-Mounted Module from a Rack” on page 194.
7. Make sure that you read “Safety Instructions” on page 72, and “Rules for Card
Installation and Removal” on page 82 before beginning your card installation.
8. If you are installing a card in one of the two lower-most card slots, you also need to
remove the optional chassis rail, as described in “Removing the Optional Chassis
Rail” on page 75. (If you are not installing a card into one of the lower-most card
slots or your module is not slide-rail mounted, proceed to step 9.)
Caution:
The module may or may not have a factory-installed IO10 card, which
always comes installed in the lowermost slot. To prevent damage to your system,
only a trained SGI service support engineer can install or remove an IO10 card.
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