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