Installing a Port Adapter
Figure 3-4 Pulling a Port Adapter Out of a Slot—Partial Port Adapter View
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Step 7 If you removed a port adapter, place it in an antistatic container for safe storage or shipment back to the factory. If you removed a blank port adapter, no special handling is required; however, store the blank port adapter for potential future use.
This completes the procedure for removing a new port adapter on a VIP2.
Installing a Port Adapter
Following is the standard procedure for installing a port adapter on the VIP2.
Step 1 Remove the new port adapter from its antistatic container and position it at the opening of the slot.
Step 2 Carefully align the port adapter carrier between the upper and the lower edges of the port adapter slot, as shown in Figure
Figure 3-5 Aligning a Port Adapter in a Port Adapter Slot
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Carrier
Upper edge
Lower edge
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