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ContentsAbout this Manual
Audience ......................................................................................................................xiii
Summary of Changes ...................................................................................................xiii
Overview of Contents ..................................................................................................xiv
Comments and Suggestions .........................................................................................xiv
Conventions Used in This Manual .................................................................................xv
Abbreviations ...............................................................................................................xvi
CHAPTER 1 Preparation and Installation
Introduction...................................................................................................................1-1
General Description......................................................................................................1-1
Gigabit Ethernet Technology........................................................................................1-2
High Performance..................................................................................................1-3
Standards-Based Technology.................................................................................1-3
Cost-Effective Migration.......................................................................................1-3
Vendor Support......................................................................................................1-4
System Enclosure..........................................................................................................1-4
Guidelines for Unpacking.............................................................................................1-5
Installation Preliminaries..............................................................................................1-5
Equipment Required.....................................................................................................1-6
Before You Install or Remove a Board.........................................................................1-6
Observe ESD Precautions...................................................................................... 1-6
Watch for Bent Pins or Other Damage..................................................................1-7
Use Caution When Installing or Removing Boards...............................................1-8
Preserve EMI Compliance.....................................................................................1-8
Understand Hot Swap............................................................................................1-8
Recognize Different Injector/Ejector Lever Types................................................1-9
Verify Slot Usage.................................................................................................1-10
Installation and Removal............................................................................................1-11
Installation of Gigabit Ethernet/82543 PMC Module on a Host Board .............. 1-11
Installing a Board Module into the Chassis.........................................................1-13
Connecting the Ethernet Cable to the PMC Module........................................... 1-15
Removal of Gigabit Ethernet/82543 PMC Module from a Host Board.............. 1-17