Installing A Simm - Cisco 1760 - VPN Bundle Router Hardware Installation Manual

Installing a SIMM

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Installing a SIMM
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Cisco 1760 Modular Access Router Hardware Installation Guide
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Press the DIMM firmly into the slot until the slot guides on each side of the slot
move up and over the end of the DIMM. If the guides do not move up over the
edge of the DIMM, move them with your hands.
You can install one SIMM to increase the amount of Flash memory in the router.
The SIMM used to upgrade Flash memory is 16 MB in size.
Follow these steps to install a SIMM on the router motherboard.
During this procedure, wear grounding wrist straps to avoid ESD damage to the
router. Do not directly touch the backplane with your hand or any metal tool, or
you could shock yourself.
Locate the SIMM slot on the motherboard. See
Remove any existing SIMM by pulling the locking spring clips on both sides
outward and tilting the SIMM free of the clips.
Face the front panel of the router. Hold the SIMM with the component side toward
you.
Handle SIMMs by the card edges only. SIMMs are ESD-sensitive components and
can be damaged by mishandling.
Position the SIMM so that the indexing slot in the connector (bottom edge) of the
SIMM is lined up with the indexing tab inside the SIMM slot. Tilt the SIMM
45 degrees toward the rear of the router, and insert it into the slot (see
Rock it into its vertical position, using the minimum force necessary. When the
SIMM is properly seated, the connector springs will click into place.
Installing and Upgrading Memory and Packet Voice Data Modules
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