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Cisco MGX 8800/8900 Series Hardware Installation Guide
Releases 2 - 5.2, Part Number OL-4545-01, Rev. H0, May 2006
Chapter 5 Installing the Cisco MGX Switch or Gateway
Installing the MGX 8950 Switch
Step 1 Place the edge of the back card in the alignment slot of the APS connector (see Table 1-6 for part
numbers). Use the guide tabs on the APS connector to align the holes on the back card with the pins on
the APS connector. (See Figure 5-42.)
Figure 5-42 Connecting the Back Card to the MGX-APS-CON-8950 Connector
Step 2
Carefully install the back card in the APS connector by pushing firmly, with a straight motion, until the
back card is securely connected
Caution A rocking motion during connector mating can bend or damage the APS connector pins.
Step 3 Repeat Step 1 and Step 2 to install a second back card in the APS connector. Figure 5-43 shows two back
cards installed in the APS connector.
Top view
Card extractors
shown in
"in" position
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APS
connector
Back card
Alignment
slot
Guide tabs
Guide tabs
