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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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