Cisco ASR 14000 Series Installation Manual page 105

Chapter 4 Installing and Removing MSCs, PLIMs, and Associated Components
Prerequisites
Before performing this task, remove any front cover plates.
Required Tools and Equipment
You need the following tools to perform this task:
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Steps
To remove a PLIM, follow these steps:
Attach the ESD-preventive wrist strap to your wrist and connect its leash to an ESD connection socket
Step 1
on the front (PLIM) side or a bare metal surface on the chassis.
Identify the card to be replaced.
Step 2
Loosen the two captive screws holding the card in place.
Step 3
Grasp the two card ejector levers and simultaneously pivot both ejector levers 90 degrees (70 degrees for
Step 4
a newer PLIM) away from the front edge of the card carrier to unseat the card from the backplane
connector.
Step 5 Grasp the handle and gently pull the PLIM halfway from the slot (see
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ESD-preventive wrist strap
Medium Phillips screwdriver
How to Install or Remove a Physical Layer Interface Module (PLIM)
Cisco ASR 14000 Series Router 8-Slot Line Card Chassis Installation Guide
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