ATM Adapter Installation and Support Guide

Replacing an ATM3SA Adapter
ATM Adapter Installation and Support Guide—420013-002
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Unpack and Install the Replacement ATM3SA
Adapter
close the hole in the connector-pin socket. If an ATM3SA adapter has a damaged
connector-pin socket, do not install it.
Unpack and Install the Replacement ATM3SA Adapter
To unpack and install an ATM3SA adapter, perform the following:
Unpack the ATM3SA Adapter
1. Put on the electrostatic discharge (ESD) wriststrap and attach the grounding clip to
the antistatic mat.
2. Place the package containing the ATM3SA adapter on the antistatic mat.
3. Open the packing container and remove the ATM3SA adapter.
4. Disconnect the grounding clip of your ESD wriststrap from the antistatic mat and
connect it to an exposed, unpainted metal surface on the ATM3SA adapter.
5. Grasp the ATM3SA adapter by its ejector in one hand, support the bottom edge of
the ATM3SA adapter with the other hand, carry the ATM3SA adapter to the service
side of the system enclosure, and set it down.
6. Disconnect the grounding clip of your ESD wriststrap from the ATM3SA adapter
and connect it to an exposed, unpainted, metal surface on the service side of the
system enclosure, such as the processor multifunction (PMF) adapter or I/O
multifunction (IOMF) adapter ventilation holes.
Figure 3-4 on page 3-16 shows how to connect the grounding clip to the ventilation
holes on the PMF adapter or IOMF adapter.
Install the ATM3SA Adapter
1. With the ejector on and the ATM3SA adapter in the full-open position (Figure 3-6),
grasp the ATM3SA adapter by the ejector with one hand and support the bottom
edge of the ATM3SA adapter with the other hand (Figure 3-7 on page 3-20). Hold
Caution. If you plug an ATM3SA adapter that has a damaged socket into a slot, that ATM3SA
adapter's backplane pins and the connectors on other adapter boards that are plugged into
that slot can be damaged. Moving a damaged board from slot to slot can damage other slots
and other adapter boards.
Note. Whenever you handle an ATM ServerNet adapter (ATM3SA), you should follow
standard operating practices to avoid damage to the equipment.
Caution.
When opening the packing container, be careful not to cut into the ESD
protective bag.
Note. The ATM3SA adapter weights 6.75 pounds (3 kilograms)