Appendix C: Mode Switch Bank Settings and Optional Installations

Coverplate

Rear

Standoff

Front

Standoffs

Figure C-3 Coverplate Removal

2.Remove the screw from the rear standoff. Save the screw.

When installing an FE-100FX or FE-100F3 module into the

!host module, remove the rubber plug on the SC connector

CAUTION

before proceeding.

 

3.Refer to Figure C-4. Gently pull the faceplate of the host module forward to allow room for the Fast Ethernet Interface Modules to be aligned over the connector.

4.Carefully lower the Fast Ethernet Interface Module onto the standoffs while inserting the module connector into the associated motherboard connector.

When inserting the Fast Ethernet Interface Module into the

!motherboard connector ensure that the pins do not bend, as

CAUTION

this can damage both the Fast Ethernet Interface Module and

 

 

the motherboard connector.

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Cabletron Systems 6E122-26, 6E133-25, 6E123-26, 6E132-25 manual Remove the screw from the rear standoff. Save the screw

6E122-26, 6E123-26, 6E132-25, 6E133-25 specifications

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