Cisco 7603 - Modular Expansion Base Installation Manual page 99

Chapter 3 Installing Modules
This section describes how to insert and remove a Flash PC card (PCMCIA). For additional information
related to the Flash PC card, refer to the Cisco 7600 Series Internet Router Software Configuration
Guide.
The Flash PC card (PCMCIA) slot on the front panel of the supervisor engine is for additional Flash
memory. You can use this Flash memory to store and run software images and configuration files, or to
serve as an I/O device.
The supervisor engine has one PCMCIA slot: slot 0. The Flash PC cards are available in two sizes: 16
MB and 24 MB (cards are optional). You can insert and remove the Flash PC card with the power on.
Before you install a Flash PC card, verify that the card is set with write protection off. The write-protect
switch is located on the front edge of the card (when the printing is right side up and the edge connector
end is away from you). (See
Figure 3-15
Use this procedure for installing and removing a Flash PC card:
Face the front panel of the switch and hold the Flash PC card with the connector end of the card toward
Step 1
the slot. The connector end of the card is opposite the end with the write-protection switch, which is
shown in
Insert the card into the slot until the card completely seats in the connector at the back of the slot and the
Step 2
eject button pops out toward you. Note that the card does not insert all the way inside the slot; a portion
of the card remains outside the slot.
Do not attempt to force the card past this point or you could damage the connector pins.
Caution
Step 3 To eject a card, press the ejector button until the card is free of the connector at the back of the slot.
Step 4 Remove the card from the slot and place it in an antistatic bag.
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Figure
Locating the Flash PC Card Write-Protection Switch
Flash PC card
write protection
Figure 3-15.
3-15.)
Flash PC card
shown with write
protection off
Flash PC card
Using Flash PC Cards
Book Title
3-21