Kontron AdvancedTCA AT8001 User Manual page 65

3.5.2 Removing the Board
If you would like to remove a card from your chassis please follow carefully these steps:
1. Unscrew the top and the bottom screw of the front panel.
2. Unlock the lower handle latch, depending on the software step, this may initiate a
3. Wait until the blue LED is fully ON, this mean that the hot swap sequence is ready
4. Using both ejectors, disengage the board from the backplane.
5. Pull the board out of the chassis.
3.5.3 Installing a PMC Card
To install a PMC card:
1. Remove the front EMI cap.
2. Carefully push the PMC to mate the three connectors.
3. Screw the four screws at the bottom of the PMC to fix it to the board.
4. Power up the board and verify the PMC functionnality.
- This feature is only available when you don't a have the AMC option
- You cannot have an AMC and a PMC at the same time
3.5.4 Installing an AMC
To install an AMC:
1. Remove the AMC filler panel.
2. Carefully engage the AMC into the card guide. Push the AMC until it fully mate with
3. In normal condition, the blue LED shall turn ON as soon as the AMC is fully
For AMC hot swap support to work, you must use an operating system with PCI Express hot
swap support.
- This feature is only available when you don't a have a PMC
- You cannot have an AMC and a PMC at the same time
clean shutdown off the operating system.
for board removal.
it's connector. Secure the AMC handle to the locking position..
inserted. It will turn OFF at the end of the hot swap sequence.
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