Replacing a Port Adapter or Service Adapter
Figure 5-3
Slot
guide
Align the left and right edge of the adapter's metal carrier between the guides in the port adapter slot.
Step 3
(Refer to
With the metal carrier aligned in the slot guides, gently slide the port adapter half way into the port
Step 4
adapter slot. If you are installing a service adapter, carefully slide the service adapter all the way into the
slot until the adapter is seated in the router midplane and continue from Step 7.
Caution
Do not slide the port adapter all the way into the slot until you have connected all required cables.
Attempting to do so will disrupt normal operation of the router.
Step 5
With the port adapter half way in the slot, connect all required cables to the port adapter.
Note
After connecting the cables, carefully slide the port adapter all the way into the slot until the adapter is
Step 6
seated in the router midplane.
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Aligning the Adapter Metal Carrier Between the Slot Guides
Figure
5-3.)
For connection equipment, signaling, and pinout information for a specific port adapter type,
refer to the configuration note for the port adapter. For example, connection equipment,
signaling, and pinout information for the Fast Ethernet port adapter is contained in the
configuration note PA-FE-TX and PA-FE-FX Fast Ethernet 100BaseT Port Adapter Installation
and Configuration. This configuration note is available on Cisco.com.
Chapter 5
Maintaining the Cisco 7206
FAST ETHERNET INPUT/OUTPUT CONTROLLER
Note: This adapter alignment
applies to any port or service
adapter.
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