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2.2 – PCI Hot-Plug Connector and Switch Module (J3000)
The Thunder GC-HE exclusively features advanced PCI Hot-plug features that will allow the removal and
installation of PCI-(X) cards while the system is operating. This feature requires a compatible chassis and
compatible operating system (OS). The following OSes will support PCI Hot-Plug:
Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Windows XP Professional
To use the PCI Hot-Plug feature, a switch module has been included with your board. This module must
be installed for the Hot-Plug feature to function. A chassis compatible with the module is also required.
Slot Correspondence: Slot2 Slot3 Slot4 Slot5 Slot6 Slot7 Slot8
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LED Indications
On the Hot-Plug panel, there are 7 switches for the 7 64-bit PCI-X/PCI slots (from Slot 2 to Slot 8) and
each switch controls one slot. SW1 controls Slot 2, SW2 controls Slot3, SW3 controls Slot 4, and so on so
forth. Besides the switches, there are two LED lights, in green and orange colors, next to each switch to
indicate the corresponding PCI slot status.
GREEN LED OFF status –
this indicates that the specific PCI slot is off or no any card is present.
GREEN LED ON status –
this indicates that a card is installed and in operation in the specific PCI slot.
ORANGE LED OFF status –
this indicates that the specific PCI slot is functional properly.
ORANGE ON
status –
this indicates that there is an error on this slot and is usually caused by installing a
PCI card that cannot operate at the PCI slot’s frequency.
ORANGE FLASHING
status –
this indicates that the slot cannot power on with the card being installed.
Enable it by turning system power off, reinstalling the card, and powering the system back on.
Note:
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The 32-bit/33 MHz PCI slot does not support hot-plug feature.
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S4520 supports PCI-X hot-plug and the default speed is 100MHz, w hen the bus does not
have any PCI cards installed or is not shared with a slot that has a card at 66 or 33MHz.
Once the system is running you may only hot-plug a card into the system with the same
speed as the PCI bus.
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Slot 2 is always 66MHz. It shares the same PCI bus with onboard SCSI, which is limited to
run at 66MHz.
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Slot 3 and 4 are on the same bus. Short the jumper JP3002, if you want the default bus
speed to be 66MHz in order to add cards with the OS running. Leave JP3002 open, if you
want to run PCI-X 100MHz on this bus.
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Slot 5 and 6 are on the same bus. Short the jumper JP30, if you want the default bus speed
to be 66Mhz in order to add cards with the OS running. Leave JP30 open, if you want to
run PCI-X 100MHz on this bus.
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Slot 7 and 8 are on the same bus. Short the jumper JP3000, if you want the default bus
speed to be 66Mhz in order to add cards with the OS running. Leave JP30 open, if you
want to run PCI-X 100MHz on this bus.
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JP3002, JP30 and JP3000 set the bus frequencies for those buses independently and only
take the effects during the power up or cold reset.
