Warnings And Cautions; Line Card Removal And Installation - Cisco 7304 Installation And Configuration Manual

Chapter 3 Removing and Installing Line Cards

Warnings and Cautions

Observe the following warnings and cautions when installing or removing line cards.
Do not slide a line card all the way into the slot until you have connected all required cables. Trying to
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do so disrupts normal operation of the router or switch.
To prevent jamming the carrier between the upper and the lower edges of the line card slot, and to ensure
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that the edge connector at the rear of the line card mates with the connection at the rear of the line card
slot, make certain that the carrier is positioned correctly, as shown in the cutaway in the following
illustrations.
Warning During this procedure, wear grounding wrist straps to avoid ESD damage to the card. Do not directly
touch the backplane with your hand or any metal tool, or you could shock yourself. Statement 94

Line Card Removal and Installation

In this section, the illustrations that follow give step-by-step instructions on how to remove and install
line cards. This section contains the following illustration:
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If a line card lever or other retaining mechanism does not move to the locked position, the line card is
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not completely seated in the backplane. Carefully pull the line card halfway out of the slot, reinsert it,
and move the line card levers to the locked position.
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