Replacing The Ribbon Cable; Removing The Adapter Support Bracket And Riser Connector - Avaya S8500 Series Job Aids For Field Replacements

Job Aid: Replacing the Remote Supervisor Adapter (RSA)

Replacing the ribbon cable

The 20-pin ribbon cable connects the RSA to the server system board and is required for power
and data transfer. The ribbon cable is shipped in the same box as the RSA. Replace the ribbon
cable before installing the new RSA card.
Complete the following steps to remove and replace the ribbon cable:
1. Remove one side of the ribbon cable from the system-management connector on the
system board (CN-12) and the other side from the system-management connector on the
RSA.
2. Connect one side of the new ribbon cable to J44 on the system board. You will install the
other side of the ribbon cable to the new RSA (see Step 3 in the procedure titled,
the new RSA card

Removing the adapter support bracket and riser connector

The RSA card resides in PCI-X slot 1 located under the adapter support bracket. Remove the
adapter support bracket and the riser connector together by performing the following steps:
1. Loosen the captive screw located to the right of the slot labeled PCI 1.
2. The riser connector must be removed by pulling straight up on the adapter support bracket.
Place one finger under the screw on the far end of the riser connector and one finger under
the adapter support bracket near the captive screw and pull straight up, as shown in
Figure 58: Removing the RSA from the riser connector
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