Part No. T0264, Rev A

Installing the Daughtercard

April, 2003

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Installing the Daughtercard

Vanguard 340 and 342

Step

 

Action

 

 

1

Unplug the power cord from the primary power source and remove

 

interface and power cables.

 

 

 

 

2

Remove the two screws on either side of the chassis at the rear of the unit.

 

 

3

Use the handle on the right side of the rear panel to carefully slide out the

 

motherboard. Exercise extreme care, when sliding the motherboard out, to

 

prevent components mounted to the underside of the board from being

 

knocked off.

 

 

 

 

4

Place the motherboard on a (static free) clean flat surface.

 

 

 

5

If you are...

Then...

 

 

 

 

Adding a daughtercard

Connect the 68-pin interface header onto

 

 

 

the motherboard.

 

 

 

 

Replacing an existing daughtercard

a) Remove the daughtercard

 

 

Note

mounting screws that attaches the

 

 

 

 

daughtercard to the board.

 

 

When replacing an older version

 

 

b) Unscrew the two rear panel

 

 

daughtercard into a newer unit,

 

 

remove the old daughtercard header,

coverplate screws. Unplug the

 

 

and insert the newer 68-pin

existing daughtercard. If no

 

 

interface header (product code

daughtercard is installed, remove

 

 

1152-10006) into the motherboard.

the metal blanking plate.

 

 

Connect the shorter header pins

c) Align the standoff on the

 

 

from the 68-pin interface header to

 

 

motherboard with the hole on the

 

 

the motherboard.

 

 

new daughtercard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

Push the daughtercard down into the connector being careful to align the

 

pins. Do not apply excessive pressure when you push the daughtercard into

 

the connector, or you may damage the card.

 

 

7

Fasten the screw that attaches the daughtercard to the motherboard, then

 

fasten the two rear panel coverplate screws. Daughtercard replacement/

 

addition is complete.

 

 

 

 

8

Carefully slide the motherboard into the card guides within the opening.

 

Exercise extreme care when sliding the motherboard in, to prevent

 

components mounted to the underside of the board from being knocked off.

 

 

9

Tighten the screws on both sides of the chassis. Be sure the screws are

 

snug.

 

 

 

 

10

Reconnect the cables and power cord.

 

 

 

 

11

Power on the unit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Vanguard Managed Solutions Daughtercard Header manual Installing the Daughtercard, Vanguard 340, Step Action