Sun Microsystems 6U manual To Install the Rear-Access Front Card

6.Lift up the card, and keeping it perfectly vertical, carefully slide the card into the selected rear slot.

Be sure to align the top and bottom of the card into the slot’s card guides

(FIGURE 2-4). Also, make sure the ejection levers remain open while you slide the card into the slot.

7.Push the card all the way into the slot until the two ejection levers move inward.

The tabs of the ejection levers (see FIGURE 2-5) should fit smoothly into the rectangular cutouts in the top and bottom of the slot.

8.Close the ejection levers by pushing the levers in toward the card.

The card may contain different types of ejection levers. For example, FIGURE 2-6 shows two possible types of levers. The levers may also contain a locking mechanism that will lock when the levers have been properly closed. When installed correctly, the ejection lever tabs will fit smoothly into the rectangular cutouts in the top and bottom of the slot (FIGURE 2-7).

9.Using a No. 0 Phillips screwdriver, tighten the captive screws inside the card’s top and bottom ejection levers.

The card may contain different types of ejection levers. For example, FIGURE 2-8shows two possible types of levers.

▼To Install the Rear-Access Front Card

After installing the rear transition card, you can install the front card.

1.Walk to the front of the server.

2.Confirm or reattach your wrist strap to the system’s chassis and to your wrist.

If necessary, remove the strap from the rear of the chassis and attach it to the front of the chassis.

3.Locate the slot where you plan to install the front card.

Caution –This card must be installed in the front CompactPCI slot that is directly associated with the rear slot where you installed the rear transition card. If you install the card in a different slot, the system may panic.

For example, if you installed the rear transition card into the rear slot 3, you must install the front card into the front slot 3. See “Selecting a CompactPCI Slot Pair in the System” on page 9 for more information.

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