ADLINK Technology AdvancedMC AMC-8100, User Manual

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8 Installation
2.6 Removing the AMC Module
This section describes a recommended procedure for removing a
board module from a chassis.
To remove the AMC module, follow these steps:
1. Begin to remove your module by pulling the Module Handle
to the half way (HW) position. Do not remove the module
immediately.
2. Powering down or removing a board before the operating
system or other software running on the board has been
properly shut down may cause corruption of data or file sys-
tems.
3. If your module is hot swap compliant and you are running
fully functional hot swap-aware software, unlatching this
ejector lever will start the shutdown process on the board.
The software will slowly blink the blue hot swap LED indicat-
ing the module is in the process of being de-activated.
4. Once the module has been de-activated, the Blue LED will
solidly illuminate. Once this is done you can extract the
module by pulling on the module handle.
5. If your board or system is not running hot swap-aware soft-
ware, the blue LED may illuminate without regard to soft-
ware processes still running on the board. Be sure to
manually shut down applications or operating systems run-
ning on the board prior to board removal.
6. Carefully pull the module from the chassis. If the card slot is
to remain empty, install a filler panel in the slot.
CAUTION:
Before you remove your module, please read all cautions, warn-
ings, and instructions presented in this section. Hot swap com-
pliant modules may be removed while the system is powered
on. If the chassis is not hot swap compliant, you should remove
power to the slot or system before removing the module.