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Removing and Installing Components
Versatile Environmental Monitor (VEM) Removal and Instal-
lation
The VEM is an environmental monitoring device that sits on the backplane of the 
RAIDStation7 Ultra160 SCSI Storage Array.
Removing a VEM
1.
Turn off the power to the Storage Array.
2.
Loosen the two thumbscrews on the VEM.
3.
Using the handle slowly pull the VEM out of the shelf.
Installing a VEM
1.
Turn off the power to the Storage Array.
2.
Insert the VEM into the VEM slot on the rear of the shelf.
3.
Press the VEM firmly into place ensuring a good connection is made 
between the connector on the VEM and the connector on the backplane.
4.
Align the two thumbscrews on the VEM with the holes on the rear of the 
shelf.
5.
Tighten the thumbscrews.
NOTE: This procedure also applies to the removal and installation of I/O 
modules and the configuration switch module.