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Hardware Preparation and Installation

Primary PMCspan

To install a PMCspan-002 PCI expansion module on your MVME5100,

perform the following steps while referring to the figure on the next page:

Warning

Dangerous voltages, capable of causing death, are present in this

equipment. Use extreme caution when handling, testing, and adjusting.

Caution

Inserting or removing modules with power applied may result in damage

to module components. Avoid touching areas of integrated circuitry, static

discharge can damage these circuits.

Note This procedure assumes that you have read the user’s manual that

was furnished with your PMCspan and that you have installed the

selected PMC modules on to your PMCspan according to the

instructions provided in the PMCspan and PMC manuals.

1. Attach an ESD strap to your wrist. Attach the other end of the ESD

strap to an electrical ground. Note that the system chassis may not

be grounded if it is unplugged. The ESD strap must be secured to

your wrist and to ground throughout the procedure.

2. Perform an operating system shutdown. Turn the AC or DC power

off and remove the AC cord or DC power lines from the system.

Remove chassis or system cover(s) as necessary for access to the

VME modules.

3. If the MVME5100 has already been installed in a VMEbus card slot,

carefully remove it as shown in Figure 1-2 and place it with

connectors P1and P2 facing you.

4. Attach the four standoffs to the MVME5100. For each standoff:

– Insert the threaded end into the standoff hole at each corner of

the MVME5100.

– Thread the locking nuts into the standoff tips and tighten.