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Installing an RPE-X1/RPE-X3/RPE-X5/RPE-X5E MPU
Before installing an RPE-X1, RPE-X3, RPE-X5, or RPE-X5E MPU, install a compatible carrier in the
MPU slot. The RPE-X1 MPU supports the BKEB carrier, the RPE-X3 MPU supports the BKEC
carrier, and the RPE-X5/RPE-X5E MPU supports the BKED carrier. For the carrier model, see the
barcode on the carrier.
The installation procedures for the RPE-X1, RPE-X3, RPE-X5, and RPE-X5E are the same. This
example uses an RPE-X1.
To install an RPE-X1:
1.
Locate the slot to install the RPE-X1.
The RPE-X1 can be installed in slot 0 or slot 1. This procedure uses slot 1 as an example.
2.
Gently push the RPE-X1 carrier (with the components facing up) into slot 1 along the slide rails
until the positioning pins on the backplane are seated in the positioning holes at the bottom of
the RPE-X1 carrier. Then push the ejector levers inward to lock the RPE-X1 carrier in position
and fasten the captive screws on the ejector levers.
Figure 10 Internal structure of the RPE-X1 carrier
Figure 11 Installing the RPE-X1 carrier
3.
Use even pressure to gently push the RPE-X1 into slot 1 along the slide rails, and then push the
ejector levers inward to lock the board in position.
