Specifications

52 Memory Replacement Instructions for the Network Processing Engine and Input/Output Controller

Installing and Removing a Flash Memory Card

The I/O controller has two PC card slots: slot 0 (lower) and slot 1 (upper). (See Figure 1.) To install

a Flash memory card in either PC card slot, complete the following steps:

Note For procedures that explain how to remove and replace the Flash Disk PC card in an I/O

controller, refer to the Using the Flash Disk document that accompanies every Flash Disk shipped

from the factory.

Note To avoid potential problems when inserting spare Flash memory cards in your router, we

recommend that you reformat all of your Flash memory cards using the recommended minimum

Cisco IOS software release for your platform during your regularly scheduled service times. (Refer

to Table 12 on page 14.)

The “Reformatting a Flash Memory Card” section on page 53 contains instructions on how to

reformat a Flash memory card.

Step 1 Connect an ESD-preventive strap between you and an unpainted chassis surface.

Step 2 Orient the Flash memory card so that its connector end faces the appropriate slot. (See

Figure 43a.)

Step 3 Carefully guide the card into the slot until it mates with the slot’s connector, and the eject

button for the slot pops out toward you. (See Figure 43b.)

Note Flash memory cards do not insert all the way into the PC card slots on the I/O

controller; the end of the card protrudes from the I/O controller faceplate. Do not attempt

to force the card past this point.

Some older Flash memory cards might have foil tape attached to the outside edge of the

card. If you insert one of these Flash cards into the upper PC card slot (slot 1) of an I/O

controller installed in a Cisco uBR7246, it might be difﬁcult to remove the card. You

should either use a new Flash memory card that does not have the foil tape, remove the

foil tape from the older Flash card, or if necessary, use small pliers to remove the Flash

card.

This completes the procedure for installing a Flash memory card in either PC card slot.

To remove a Flash memory card from either PC card slot, complete the following steps:

Step 1 Press the ejector button on the slot. (See Figure 43c.)

Step 2 Grasp the card and pull it from the slot.

Step 3 Place the card in an antistatic bag.