# Hot Plug Support

The PRO/100 Server adapter is enabled for use in selected servers equipped with hot plug support, running Windows 2000 and NT 4.0, NetWare 5.x, 4.x, or UnixWare 7 with DDI8 driver. See your server's documentation for more information on setting up and using hot plug support in the server.

If you replace an adapter in a hot plug slot, don't place the removed adapter back into the same network until the server has rebooted (unless you return it to the same slot and same team as before). This prevents a conflict in having two of the same Ethernet addresses on the same network.

The system will require a reboot if you:

- Change the primary adapter designator.

- Add a new adapter to an existing team and make the new adapter the primary adapter.

- Remove the primary adapter from the system and replace it with a different type of adapter.

| NOTE: To replace an existing FEC-teamed adapter in a hot plug slot, first unplug the adapter cable. When the adapter is replaced, reconnect the cable.
| NOTE: If you need to remove an entire team or all adapters in a computer running Windows XP Professional, do not "hot remove" all adapters from a team as this may result in non-functioning network drivers. First, remove each team with the Intel® PROSet utility.

Novell NetWare installations: Make sure you have the latest NetWare support pack installed before using hot plug (see System Requirements to download the support pack). Also, in the case of dual-port adapters, use the parameter "persist=1" on the load line of the driver in Dell servers with hot swap. Dell hot-swap software may rename the slot during a hot swap and an error will occur if you try to load the driver on a 'non-existent' card slot. This will only happen if the hot-swap is being done on a "dual port" adapter.

Copyright © 2002 Intel Corporation. Legal Information