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Installing and removing a hot-plug PCI
add-in board

To install a hot-plug PCI add-in board

1

Remove the rear access panel (refer to page 44).

2

If the LED for the slot indicates that power to the slot is on, turn it
off by using the PCI hot-plug application software on your system.

The LED adjacent to the slot should now be off.

For more information, refer to “Operating system support for hot-
plug add-in boards” on page 70.

3

Open the latches on the front and rear retention mechanisms
(Figure 36, A and B).

4

If necessary, remove and save the expansion slot cover.

Figure 35 - Hot-plug PCI add-in board status indicators

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