Motorola MVME2400 manual Primary PMCspan

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Preparing and Installing the MVME2400-Series Module

Primary PMCspan

To install a PMCspan-002 PCI expansion module on your MVME240x, refer to Figure 1-4 and perform the following steps. This procedure assumes that you have read the user’s manual that was furnished with the PMCspan, and that you have installed the selected PMCs on the PMCspan according to the instructions given in the PMCspan and PMC manuals.

1.Attach an ESD strap to your wrist. Attach the other end of the ESD strap to the chassis as a ground. The ESD strap must be secured to your wrist and to ground while you are performing the installation procedure.

2.Perform an operating system shutdown. Turn the AC or DC power off and remove the AC cord or DC power lines from the system. Remove chassis or system cover(s) as necessary for access to the VME module card cage.

Inserting or removing modules with power applied may result

! in damage to module components.

Caution

!	Dangerous voltages, capable of causing death, are present in
	this equipment. Use extreme caution when handling, testing,
Warning	and adjusting.

3.If the MVME240x has already been installed in the chassis, carefully remove it from the VMEbus card slot and lay it flat, with connectors P1 and P2 facing you.

Avoid touching areas of integrated circuitry; static discharge

! can damage these circuits.

Caution

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