PCI Hot-Plug Specification Revision 1.0



The primary objective of this specification is to enable higher availability of file and application servers by standardizing key aspects of the process of removing and installing PCI adapter cards while the system is running. Although these same principles can be applied to desktop and portable systems using PCI buses, the operations described here target server platforms.

-PCI Hot-Plug Specification Revision 1.0 T he primary objective of this specification is not o enable higher availability of file and applic ation servers by standardizing key aspects of t he process of removing and installing PCI adapt er cards while the system is running. Although t hese same principles can be applied to a desktop nd portable systems using PCI buses. the operations described here target server pl atforms.