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I need to replace a bad 012 w/ring gen. station card in a Merlin Legend.
Do I need to shut the power off to do this or can I do it with the power on?
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I would power down.
If 2 cabinets off left to right ,on right to left.
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What I have found is that you can SOMETIMES busy out a board through software and then remove it. But I've never been able to slide one in without causing a switch to reboot.
Ken is right. Definitely power down first.
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I would also add that, if the processor has a backup/restore PCMCIA card, saving the current configurations before powering down the system might be a good idea.
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I have to disagree with KenB.
The CORRECT SEQUENCE is ALWAYS Left to right, Off and On.
And wait a couple of seconds between carriers during power on.
If you do LEFT TO RIGHT, you will find all kinds of errors in the Error Log.
And yes, DO A BACKUP first!
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Thanks everyone i think they do have a backup card installed.
I haven't worked on one of these in years, ill look for the backup procedure.
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Clarification needed. Shouldn't you power up the expansion carriers first so that the cards will be visible to the processor when it comes up :confused:
On a Magix that would be right to left.
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YES YES AND YES AGAIN!
I am such a Geezer these days.
IT IS ALWAYS RIGHT TO LEFT, NOT LEFT TO RIGHT!
Sorry 'bout that.
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thanks guys for the clarification :]
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Switching off the main carrier first does make sense (left to right). That way the processor has full view of the expansion cards before it goes down. :thumb:
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