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5.
PCI Card Hot Maintenance in
Windows
This chapter describes the hot plugging procedure for PCI cards in Windows.
Hot plugging is supported only in Windows Server 2008.
5.1.
Overview of Hot Maintenance
The hot plugging procedure includes the common steps for all PCI cards and the
additional steps required for a card function or driver. This section describes
both the operations required for all cards and the operations required for
combinations with a specific card and specific software.
Overview of hot plugging
You can add and replace cards by using the hot plugging supported by Windows
Server 2008. This chapter describes the operating system commands required
for card replacement, together with the actual hardware operations. For details
on the overall flow, see
5.1.1 Overall flow
.
Common hot plugging procedure for PCI cards
This chapter concretely describes the required tasks in the common
replacement procedure for all PCI cards. For details on the common hot
plugging procedure for PCI cards, see
5.2 Common Hot Plugging Procedures for
PCI Cards
.