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SERIAL UPGRADE KIT FOR SERVSWITCH™ AFFINITY
3. Installation
To install the chips of your Serial Upgrade Kit for ServSwitch™ Affinity on a
KV1301C Affinity Port Card, take these steps:
CAUTION!
The Port Card and the Upgrade Kit’s chips can be damaged by static
electricity, so take every reasonable precaution against it. At the very least,
touch a metallic surface before removing the Card and/or replacing its
chips; if possible, stand on an anti-static mat and wear a grounding
strap or anti-static gloves.
1. Check the current revision level of the OSD firmware installed on your
Affinity system’s Port Cards. If it’s at least “O4.2,” you’ll be able to install this
Serial Upgrade Kit at your site, but if it’s an earlier revision, the Upgrade Kit’s
chips won’t be compatible with the OSD daughtercard, and you’ll need to call
Black Box Technical Support. Without messing around with the Affinity’s
hardware at all, you can check the revision level in one of two ways:
(a) Cycle power to the Affinity and watch the monitor screen at one of the
attached user stations (the OSD firmware revision will scroll by quickly); or
(b) Cycle power to the Affinity and watch the screen of a terminal or
terminal emulator (running 9600,8,N,1) attached to one of its serial ports.
You can also check the labels of the OSD chips themselves, as described in
step 6.
2. Make sure the Port Card you want to upgrade is a KV1301C. (The KV1301Cs
have DB25 female user ports labeled “KVM.” The KV1300C Port Cards, which
don’t have user ports, don’t need to be upgraded.)
3. Power off the Affinity chassis and disconnect all cables from the Port Card.
4. Unscrew and remove the screws on the far left and far right ends of the Port
Card’s front panel. Remove the Port Card from its slot in the chassis.