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Cisco CRS Carrier Routing System 8-Slot Line Card Chassis Installation Guide
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Chapter 4 Installing and Removing Line Cards, PLIMs, and Associated Components
How to Install or Remove a PCMCIA Card
Note Only the original route processor (RP) card uses a PCMCIA card. The performance route processor
(PRP) card has a USB connector for using a flash drive.
Prerequisites
If you are replacing a PCMCIA card, see the “Removing an RP PCMCIA Card” section on page 4-46 to
remove the PCMCIA card from the PCMCIA card slot.
Required Tools and Equipment
You need the following tools and part to perform this task:
• ESD-preventive strap
• Medium flat-head screwdriver
• PCMCIA card
Steps
To install a PCMCIA card, follow these steps:
Step 1 Attach the ESD-preventive wrist strap to your wrist and connect its leash to an ESD connection socket
on the front (PLIM) side or a bare metal surface on the chassis.
Step 2 Using the screwdriver, loosen the captive screw at the bottom of the PCMCIA slot door on the faceplate
of the card.
Step 3 While lifting the hinged PCMCIA slot door up, carefully insert the new PCMCIA flash card into the left
slot of the PCMCIA card cage.
When the card is fully inserted, the release button pops up. (If the button fails to pop up, you may not
have the card in right side up; turn the card over and try again.)
Step 4 Close the door to keep dust out, and tighten the captive screw.
What to Do Next
After performing this task, replace any front (PLIM) side cover plates.
Removing an RP PCMCIA Card
This section describes how to remove a PCMCIA card from an RP or a DRP card PCMCIA slot. For
more detailed information on PCMCIA cards, see the “Information About Hard Drives and PCMCIA
Cards” section on page 4-12, or Cisco CRS Carrier Routing System 8-Slot Line Card Chassis System
Description.
Figure 4-31 shows you the location of the PCMCIA door in the RP card faceplate. (The PCMCIA cards for
the DRP are in a similar location.)