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Cisco ASR 14000 Series Router 8-Slot Line Card Chassis Installation Guide
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Chapter 4 Installing and Removing MSCs, PLIMs, and Associated Components
How to Install or Remove a Physical Layer Interface Module (PLIM)
Prerequisites
Before performing this task, remove any front cover plates.
Required Tools and Equipment
You need the following tools to perform this task:
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ESD-preventive wrist strap
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Medium Phillips screwdriver
Steps
To remove a PLIM, follow these steps:
Step 1
Attach the ESD-preventive wrist strap to your wrist and connect its leash to an ESD connection socket
on the front (PLIM) side or a bare metal surface on the chassis.
Step 2
Identify the card to be replaced.
Step 3
Loosen the two captive screws holding the card in place.
Step 4
Grasp the two card ejector levers and simultaneously pivot both ejector levers 90 degrees (70 degrees for
a newer PLIM) away from the front edge of the card carrier to unseat the card from the backplane
connector.
Step 5
Grasp the handle and gently pull the PLIM halfway from the slot (see
):