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  • Page 1

    A3694A Dual-Bus 4-Slot HP-HSC Expansion I/O Installation Guide HP9000/K570 Enterprise Servers Edition 1, E0797 P art No. A3694-90000 Printed in the U .S.A. July , 1997 © Copyright 1997 by Hewlett-P ackard Company[...]

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    ii Legal Notices The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice . Hewlett-P ac kard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including , but not limited to , the implied warranties of merc hantability and fitness for a particular purpose . Hewlett-P ac kard shall not be liable for errors contained[...]

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    iii Reader Comments Reader Comments . W e welcome your comments about our documentation. If you have editorial suggestions or recommend improvements for this document, please write to us . Y ou can reach us through e-mail at: hardwaredocs@hp .cup .com or by sending your letter to: Documentation Manager , M/S 5657, Hewlett-P ackard Company , 9000 F [...]

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    iv Preface This Installation Guide contains technical information about HP 9000 Computers . The HP 9000/Kxxo family of computers includes the following models: NO TE The Dual-Bus 4-Slot HP-HSC Expansion I/O Card may be installed ONL Y on HP9000/K570 systems . HP9000/Kxx0 Servers HP9000 W orkstations K100 HP VISU ALIZE K260-EG K200 HP VISU ALIZE K46[...]

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    1 1 Installation Procedures HP9000/K570 systems , as with many other HP9000 systems, ha ve a primary HP-HSC Expansion I/O slot for upgrades . This slot is immediately to the right of the Core I/O card as viewed from the rear of the system (refer to Figure 1). HP9000/K570 systems can optionally use the slot to the right of the primary expansion I/O [...]

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    2 Anti-Static Mat The anti-static mat can be either the conductive bag , the ESD sheet, or the ESD foam pad. The anti-static mat does not have to be connected to the cabinet. It should be placed close to the computer while performing the upgrade tasks . T ools required T o accomplish the upgrade procedures to the computer the following tools are re[...]

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    3 Installation Procedures Installation Procedures Installation Procedures NO TE A 2-slot or 4-slot HP-HSC Expansion I/O product must be present in the primary HP-HSC Expansion I/O slot before adding the A3694A product to the secondary HP-HSC Expansion I/O slot. 1. Log Off all users and stop all active applications that may be running . 2. P erform [...]

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    4 Installation Procedures Installation Procedures Figure 1 HP9000/K570 Rear View 7. Remove the adjoining processor slot’ s cover plate by loosening the two (one top and one bottom) captive mounting screws and pulling the cover plate aw ay . (This is necessary to gain access to the system board.) 8. Reach into the computer cabinet and remove the p[...]

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    5 Installation Procedures Installation Procedures Figure 2 Screw Locations If this completes the upgrade, proceed to Upgrade V erification. Upgrade V erification Before performing the procedures in this section, make sure that all cover plates that were removed are reinstalled and secure. This is for proper seating of cards , as well as cooling r[...]

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    6 Installation Procedures Installation Procedures When all procedures are complete, with no errors or faults , the system needs to be re-configured to add the new HP-HSC path addresses . Refer to the Owner's Guide for configuration instructions . The HP-HSC Slot path addresses are also the same as shown in T able 2. T able 2 HP-HSC Slot Addr[...]