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Installing Route Processor Cards, Fabric Cards, and Line Cards
The following steps describe how to install a line card.
Figure 116: Installing a Line Card
Procedure
Step 1 Attach the ESD-preventive wrist strap to your wrist and connect its leash to the ESD jack located on the front
or rear of the chassis. You can also connect the ESD-preventive wrist strap leash to any bare metal surface
on the chassis.
Step 2 Remove the filler card and set it aside.
Note
Step 3 Remove the LC from the antistatic bag.
Caution
Step 4 Orient the LC. The arrows on the OIR buttons should be facing up.
See Figure 108: RP Card Front Panel , on page 201
card does not slide easily into the slot, the orientation may be wrong and the rejection flange is stopping the
card from going into the slot. Reorient the LC, if necessary.
Remove only one filler card and install only one LC at a time. Be sure to verify that each LC is fully
installed and secured before installing another card.
To prevent ESD damage, handle an LC by its ejector levers or the LC carrier edges only. Do not
touch any of the electrical components, pins, or circuitry.
for an example of the arrows on the OIR buttons. If the
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