Ensuring Easy Access To The Router - Cisco 7200 Series Instructions Manual

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Although the metal carrier helps to protect the I/O controller and the network processing engine
from ESD, wear a preventive antistatic strap whenever handling the I/O controller or network
processing engine. Ensure that the strap makes good skin contact and connect the strap's clip to an
unpainted chassis surface to safely channel unwanted ESD voltages to ground.
If no wrist strap is available, ground yourself by touching the metal part of the chassis.
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controller and the network processing engine. These screws prevent accidental removal, provide
proper grounding for the router, and help to ensure that the I/O controller and network processing
engine are properly seated in the router midplane.
Following are guidelines for preventing ESD damage:
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within the range of 1 and 10 megohms.

Ensuring Easy Access to the Router

If your Cisco 7200 series router is installed in a standard 19-inch rack or in a 19-inch Telco rack,
cables from other equipment in the rack may obstruct access to the rear of the router. Also, rack
power strips or other permanent fixtures may obstruct access to the router. Review the following
guidelines to ensure easy access to the rear of the router when it is installed in a rack. If the router is
not installed in a rack, or if you already have clear access to the rear of the router, proceed to the
following section "Removing and Replacing Memory SIMMs and the Boot ROM."
Handling a SIMM
Use a number 2 Phillips's screwdriver to tighten the captive installation screws on the I/O
Always use an ESD wrist strap or ankle strap when installing or replacing the I/O controller,
network processing engine, or port adapters. Ensure that the ESD strap makes contact with your
skin.
Handle the I/O controller, network processing engine, or port adapters by their metal carrier
edges and handle; avoid touching the printed circuit board or any connector pins.
When removing the I/O controller, network processing engine, or port adapters, place them on
an antistatic surface with the printed circuit board components facing upward, or in a static
shielding bag. If you are returning an I/O controller, network processing engine, or port adapter
to the factory, immediately place it in a static shielding bag.
Periodically check the resistance value of the antistatic strap. The measurement should be
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