
Chapter 3: Working with Line Cards and other Modules
Installing a Blank Slot Cover
Installing an
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Blank Slot Cover
If any of the line card or expansion slots in the Converteon™ chassis is unoccupied, it must be covered with a blank slot cover, to keep dust from getting into the chassis and to maintain proper airflow, cooling, and ventilation throughout the chassis.
Note
Allied Telesis strongly recommends that a blank slot cover be inserted in any slot that does not contain a functioning line card or module.
The
The
To install an
1.Select the line card you want to remove from the chassis.
2.Disconnect the cables from all the ports in the line card.
3.Cover the fiber optic port with the dust cap.
4.Remove the line card from the slot as described in “Removing a Converteon™ Line Card” on page 74.
5.Insert the
6.Align the back edge of the blank slot cover with the left and right alignment guides.
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