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Chapter 4 Maintenance and Upgrade Procedures
Removing and Replacing the CompactFlash
Figure 4-15
User CompactFlash and Release Button Slightly Extended—Type B
Step 3
Press the release button again, the CompactFlash will eject and the release button will be extended. See
Figure 4-16
.
Figure 4-16
User CompactFlash and Release Button Extended—Type A
Step 4
Carefully pull the user CompactFlash out of the slot.
Note
When the User CompactFlash slot is empty, the release button on Type A, see
Figure 4-16
will
be extended and in Type B, see
Figure 4-15
the release button will be slightly extended.
Step 5
Place the removed user CompactFlash on an antistatic surface or in a static shielding bag.
Step 6
To install a new CompactFlash, hold the new CompactFlash with the label facing up, insert the connector
end of the user CompactFlash into the slot until the card is seated in the connector. The user
CompactFlash is keyed so it cannot be inserted the wrong way.
The release button will remain extended when you insert the CompactFlash see
Figure 4-13
.
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User CompactFlash
2
Release button slightly extended
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