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Chapter 17 Hardware procedures 867
Passport 15000, 20000 Hardware Installation, Maintenance, and Upgrade 5.2S2
Unpacking a processor card or module
Unpack a processor card, fabric card, or module just prior to installing it into
the shelf assembly.
Prerequisites
• You must be familiar with “Safety considerations and best practices”
(page 53).
Procedure steps
1 Carefully move the containers to where the Passport is located.
2 Open the container. When cutting the tape or straps that seal the
container, make very shallow cuts.
3 Gently remove any loose padding surrounding the contents, if present.
Avoid contacting any rows of pins with the packing material.
4 If the part is inside a pouch, remove it and the pouch. Remove the part
from the pouch or container by holding only its top and bottom edges. Be
ready for it to be heavier than it looks.
5 Install the part as instructed.
6 Store the container and packing material for re-use.
CAUTION
Risk of equipment damage by ESD
Unpack a card or module only minutes before it is to be
inserted in its slot in a Passport. The packaging protects
the circuitry from electrostatic discharge (ESD).
CAUTION
Risk of equipment damage by ESD
Whenever unpacking or handling unpacked circuit cards
or modules, always wear an antistatic wrist strap that is
plugged into an appropriate electrostatic discharge (ESD)
receptacle. Hold a card by its faceplate, and a module or a
fabric card by its handle or handles. Never touch other
parts (for example, electrical connections, pins, soldered
surfaces, or chips).