Maintaining Router Hardware 53
Figure 7   Removing the Screws from the Bottom of the Router Chassis
Replacing the Boot ROM When a Boot ROM is damaged or when data that becomes corrupted because of 
a software failure and cannot be corrected, it should be replaced. 
Router 3000 Boot ROMs are located at the same position on the mainboard, as 
shown in .
Figure 8   Boot ROM Location
Caution: Use a chip extractor to replace the Boot ROM.
To replace the Boot ROM:
1 Insert the top end of the chip extractor into the Boot ROM socket, turn inward 
slightly, withdraw the extractor upward and lift the Boot ROM out. 
2 Put the Boot ROM into the static shielding bag. 
3 Insert the end of the chip extractor into the socket of the new Boot ROM. 
4 Position the Boot ROM so that the beveled edge of the socket matches the 
beveled edge on the Boot ROM and plug it into the Boot ROM socket. 
Caution: Be careful not to damage or bend the pins at the bottom of the Boot 
ROM. If the pins are bent, straighten them with needle-nose pliers. 
Boot ROM location