• Remove possible hazards from your work area, such as damp floors, ungrounded power extension cables,
or missing safety grounds.
• If an electrical accident occurs, proceed as follows:
• Use caution; do not become a victim yourself.
• Turn off power to the room using the emergency power-off switch.
• Determine the condition of the victim and send another person to get medical aid or call for help.
• Determine if the person needs rescue breathing or external cardiac compressions; then take appropriate
action.
Tools and Equipment Required During Installation
You will need the following tools and equipment while working with the Cisco C-NIM-1X NIM:
• Number 1 Phillips screwdriver or a small flat-blade screwdriver
• ESD-preventive wrist strap
Remove Cisco Catalyst Pluggable Interface Module
To remove a PIM, perform these steps:
Step 1 Read the Safety Warnings before you perform any task.
Step 2 Power down the unit and remove power from the power supplies.
Step 3 Loosen the Phillips head screw on the module faceplate, and then pull out the module by gripping the screw.
Install a Cisco Catalyst Pluggable Interface Module
To install a PIM, perform these steps:
Step 1 Read the Safety Warnings before you perform any task.
Step 2 Power down the unit and remove power from the power supplies.
Step 3 If there is a filler faceplate blank in the PIM slot, loosen the Phillips head screw and remove the blank.
Step 4 Push the module into the slot until you feel the edge connector seat into the connector on the backplane. The module
faceplate should contact the chassis panel.
Step 5 Tighten the Phillips head screw on the module faceplate.
Step 6 The device may now be powered on.
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