Chapter 39 Hardware procedures 243
Multiservice Switch 7400 Hardware Installation, Maintenance, and Upgrade 6.1S2
Installing a blank processor card
Install a blank processor card into each empty slot on a shelf in order to meet
electromagnetic interference (EMI) regulatory requirements and thermal
specifications.
Prerequisites
• You need a blank processor card with PEC NTBP23 as shown in the
figure
“Faceplate of a blank processor card” (page 244).
•Follow “Avoiding damage from static electricity” (page 208) to protect
the card from damage by ESD.
Procedure steps
1 Unpack the blank processor card. Keep the packaging materials for future
use.
2 Pull open the top and bottom latches of the blank processor card and slide
it into the slot until the locking latches begin to close.
3 Ensure the latch lock is fully disengaged by turning it counterclockwise by
a 1/4 turn.
4 Close and lock the latches. See the figure “Locking and unlocking
processor card latches” (page 324).