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To: MONACO who wrote (52288)	4/7/1998 1:38:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 186894

MONACO - Re: ",what is Hot Plug PCI technology " This specification was developed by Compaq. It allows the insertion and removal of peripheral cards on the PCI bus while the system is STILL POWERED ON. Normally, this is a no-no, plugging cards into a powered up system because of power shorts, latch-up situations, etc. that can occur. However, the capability is very advantageous for systems that must be "maintained" in a running condition should certain components fail (assuming the system can flag the failures, alert a maintenance person, and continue to operate despite the failure. Maintenace people can then remove the failed component and insert a new one and the system software will recognize the "corrective action" and revert back to "normal" operation. This is a critical capability for Servers which need to run in a "non-stop" mode supporting a large number of users or applications. Paul