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Cisco CRS Carrier Routing System 8-Slot Line Card Chassis Installation Guide
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Chapter4 Installing and Removing Line Cards, PLIMs, and Associated Components
How to Install or Remove a Physical Layer Interface Module
Required Tools and Equipment
You need the following tools to perform this task:
•ESD-preventive wrist strap
•Medium Phillips screwdriver
Steps
To remove a PLIM, follow these steps:
Step1 Attach the ESD-preventive wrist strap to your wrist and connect its leash to an ESD connection socket
on the front (PLIM) side or a bare metal surface on the chassis.
Step2 Identify the card to be replaced.
Step3 Loosen the two captive screws holding the card in place.
Step4 Grasp the two card ejector levers and simultaneously pivot both ejector levers 90 degrees (70 degrees for
a newer PLIM) away from the front edge of the card carrier to unseat the card from the backplane
connector.