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AppendixA Maintenance and Upgrade Procedures
Removing and Replacing the CompactFlash
Step11 Replace the DC power supply plastic shied.
Step12 Power on the adaptive security appliance from the switch at the rear of the chassis.
Note If you need to power cycle the DC adaptive security appliance, wait at least 5 seconds between powering
off the adaptive security appliance and powering it back on.
Removing and Replacing the CompactFlash
The adaptive security appliance has two types of CompactFlash: the system CompactFlash (internal) and
the user CompactFlash (external). This section includes the following sections:
Removing the System CompactFlash, page A-19
Replacing the System CompactFlash, page A-21
Removing the User CompactFlash, page A-22
Replacing the User CompactFlash, page A-23

Removing the System CompactFlash

To remove the system CompactFlash, perform the following steps:
Step1 Power off the adaptive security appliance.
Step2 Remove the power cord and other cables from the adaptive security appliance.
Step3 Remove the adaptive security appliance from the rack if it is rack-mounted.
Step4 Place the adaptive security appliance in an ESD-controlled environment. See the “Working in an ESD
Environment” section on pageA-13 for more information.
Step5 Remove the adaptive security appliance cover. See the “Removing the Chassis Cover” section on
page A-10 for the procedure.