3Com Router 6000 Family
Installation Manual
Chapter 1
Preparing for Installation
3Com Corporation
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Two PSUs (DC or AC), working in 1+1 backup mode, can be horizontally installed in the 3Com
Router 6040 from the rear of the chassis. The fan module is located at the left rear. Both PSUs
and the fan module are hot swappable. At the bottom left of the rear panel is an
ESD-preventive wrist strap port and at the top right is a grounding screw.

1.2.2 3Com Router 6080

(1)
(2)
(4)
(3)
(7)
(1)
(5) (6)
(9)
(8)
(10)
(11)
1) Holes for holding the chassis 2) Slot0 for the main control board 3) FIC Slot1
4) FIC Slot2 5) FIC Slot3 6) FIC Slot4
7) FIC Slot5 8) FIC Slot6 9) FIC Slot7
10) FIC Slot8 11) ESD-preventive wrist strap port
Figure 1-3 Front panel of the 3Com Router 6080
(1) (2)
(3) (4) (5)
1) Fan module 2) Grounding screw 3) ESD-preventive wrist strap port
4) PSU 1 (PWR1) 5) PSU 2 (PWR2)
Figure 1-4 Rear panel of the 3Com Router 6080
The 3Com Router 6080 has nine slots on the front panel, with slot 0 for the main control unit
and slots 1 through 8 for FICs. At the bottom right of the front panel is an ESD-preventive wrist
strap port.
Two PSUs (AC-input or DC-input), working in 1+1 backup mode, can be horizontally installed
in the 3Com Router 6080 from the rear of the chassis. The fan module is located at the left rear.