Installing a Port Adapter
Figure 6-3 Handling a Port Adapter
Metal carrier
Printed circuit board
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Step 6 Place the port adapter on an antistatic surface with its components facing upward, or in a static shielding bag. If the port adapter will be returned to the factory, immediately place it in a static shielding bag.
Step 7 Install a blank port adapter or replacement port adapter to maintain proper flow of cooling air across the internal components and move the port adapter lever to the locked position and secure. For procedures on how to install a port adapter, see the next section, “Installing a Port Adapter.”
Note The blank port adapter is available from Cisco Systems as a spare. The blank port adapter product number is
This completes the procedure for removing a port adapter from a Cisco 7100 series router.
Installing a Port Adapter
Follow these steps to install a new port adapter in a Cisco 7100 series router:
Step 1 Attach an
Figure 6-2 for the location of the ESD plug.)
Step 2 Ensure that the locking tab is down in the unlocked position. If it is locked, use a number 2 Phillips screwdriver to loosen the screws; then slide the tab down to the unlocked position. (See Figure 6-1 or Figure 6-2.)
Step 3 Remove the new port adapter from its antistatic container and position it at the opening of the slot.
Step 4 Use both hands to grasp the port adapter by its metal carrier edges, and position the port adapter so that its components face downward. (See Figure 6-3.)
Step 5 Align the left and right edge of the port adapter metal carrier between the guides in the port adapter slot. (See Figure 6-4.)
Step 6 With the metal carrier aligned in the slot guides, gently slide the port adapter halfway into the slot.
Caution Do not slide the port adapter all the way into the slot until you have connected all required cables. Trying to do so disrupts normal operation of the router.
Cisco 7100 Series and the