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The CompactPCI
handling while plugging and unplugging. Improper installation of a
card can easily damage the backplane of the chassis.
The system card can be installed only in the system slot. The
TM
CompactPCI
specification allows the system slot to be in any
position in the backplane. Do not insert the system card into the other
slot, or insert a peripheral card into the system slot. The system slot is
marked by a triangle enclosing the slot number. Please refer to the
backplane user's manual.
The insert/eject handles on CompactPCI
and remove the cards easily and safely. Follow the procedures below
to install a card into a chassis:
1. Hold the card horizontally. Be sure that the card is oriented
correctly. The components of the card should be pointing to the
upper side.
2. Be sure that the handles of the card are not latched. Release the
handles if they are latched. Handles from different vendors may
have different latch designs.
3. Insert the card into the chassis by sliding the both edges of the
card into the card guides.
4. Push the card into the slot gently by sliding the card along the card
guide rails until the handles meet the rectangular holes of the
handle locker rails.
TM
connectors are firm and rigid, and require careful
TM
cards help users to install
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