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Hot-plug PCI Board
On the PCI board slots #5 through #8, you can replace or add a hot-plug PCI board while the server
is operating.
Only N8104-111 100BASE-TX Adapter and N8104-103 1000BASE-T Adapter support the Hot-
plug PCI feature.
The PCI hot-plug function includes the following functions:
Hot Add
Use Hot Add to install a Hot Plug PCI board while the server is operating.
Hot Remove
Use Hot Remove to remove a Hot Plug PCI board while the server is operating.
Hot Replace
Use Hot Replace to replace a Hot Plug PCI board while the server is operating.
IMPORTANT:
Before removing a PCI board, be sure to stop the driver of the slot
(containing the PCI board) from the operating system (Windows 2000).
Failure to do so may cause the system to fail.
For Windows 2000 server, do not use a function in inactive state after
executing the PCI Hot-plug function. The system fails to return to the
original state when a function in inactive state is restarted.
Use the BIOS Setup utility to set the following before executing the PCI
Hot Plug function:
Select [Advanced] → [PCI Configuration] → [Hot-plug PCI Control] →
[Reserving memory space for PHP] → Select memory space for installed
board*
1
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Select [Advanced] → [PCI Configuration] → [Hot-plug PCI Control] →
[Empty Bus Default Speed] → Select the frequency for installed board*
2
*1 If this menu is set to other than "Disabled," the memory capacity appears to be
less than the actually installed memory capacity.
*2 An appropriate parameter of the installed board is applied to the slot by the
system after installing the board and rebooting the system.
To execute the PCI Hot-plug function, be sure to login the system as
Administrator.
The board available for the hot addition varies depending on the clock rate
previously set by PCI slots #5 and #6 or #7 and #8. Set the clock rate
depending on the used PCI board appropriately referring to the description
on the next page to use the BIOS Setup Utility. If a PCI board operating at
a different clock rate is subject to the hot addition, the PCI slot fault lamp
goes on and the hot plug cannot be done correctly. However, restarting the
system allows BIOS to ignore the setting value and automatically operate
the system with the optimum setting.
[Advanced] → [PCI Configuration] → [Hot-plug PCI Control] → [Empty
bus Default Speed]