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Maintenance and Upgrade Procedures for the ASA 5500-X
5. Power on the chassis.
Install an Expansion I/O Card
You can add or replace an expansion I/O card in the ASA 5500-X series chassis. These cards provide six additional
GigabitEthernet copper or small form-factor pluggable (SFP) ports.
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Install an I/O Card in the Cisco ASA 5512-X, 5515-X, and 5525-X Chassis, page 51
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Install an I/O Card in the Cisco ASA 5545-X and 5555-X Chassis, page 54
Install an I/O Card in the Cisco ASA 5512-X, 5515-X, and 5525-X
Chassis
To remove an existing I/O card and install a new one, perform the following steps.
Procedure
1. Power off the chassis, remove the power cable from the chassis, and remove the chassis from the rack.
2. Locate a grounding strap, and fasten it to your wrist so that it contacts bare skin. Attach the other end to the
chassis. See the
3. With a Phillips head screwdriver, loosen the captive installation screw on the rear of the chassis.
4. Remove the chassis cover by placing your hand on top of the chassis lid, pressing down firmly, and pushing
the cover toward the rear of the chassis.
5. Determine the location of the I/O card. (See
the first time, go to 9..
Figure 3 I/O Card Location
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1 I/O Card holder
2 Power supply
Caution: You must disconnect the blue Regex flexible circuit connector from the motherboard before
removing the I/O card from the chassis. The copper-colored Regex flexible circuit can break during the I/O
card removal or installation process, so handle it with care.
6. To expose the blue connector of the Regex flexible circuit, push down on the center of the green connector
clamp, and lift the right end of the clamp to release the lock. (See
Cisco ASA 5512-X, ASA 5515-X, ASA 5525-X, ASA 5545-X, and ASA 5555-X Hardware Installation Guide
"Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage" section on page -30
Figure 3.) If you are adding a new card to the expansion slot for
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Install an Expansion I/O Card
for more information.
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