Vanguard Managed Solutions 7300 Series installation manual Or Transition

General Card Replacement Guidelines

Removing a Use the procedure in this table to remove your Vanguard 7300 cards and rear CompactPCI Card transition modules from the chassis. For your personal safety, be sure to review all of

or Transition	the preceding safety warnings and cautions before you begin to replace any
Module	Vanguard 7300 component.
		Note
		To meet FCC regulations and for thermal considerations, chassis slot covers
		always should be kept on empty chassis slots.
	Step		Action
	1		To replace a non-hot-swappable component, always power down the
			Vanguard 7300. Hot-swappable components can be swapped with like
			cards while the unit is powered up, but data integrity is not guaranteed.
	2		Remove all port cables. Use a grounded wrist strap, static-dissipating work
			surfaces, and anti-static bags for component storage.
	3		Unscrew each ejector lever’s captive screw. (See Figure 5-3.)
	4		Press the two component ejector levers outward at the same time to release
			the component, as shown in Figure 5-3.(If the card is equipped with ejector
			locks, depress to unlock the ejectors.)
	5		Use even pressure on both ejectors to pull the component straight out from
			the chassis slot until the card or module is clear of the unit. Use even
			pressure and do not rock or force the card to remove it.

Step 4 Step 5 Step 6

Figure 5-3. Removing a CompactPCI Card or Transition Module

5-4 Modifying Your Vanguard 7300