Brocade DCX Backbone

Recycling Instruction
February 20, 2008
Models:

BR-DCX-0001
BR-DCX-0101
BR-DCX-1101
BR-DCX-2101
BR-DCX-0102
BR-DCX-1102
BR-DCX-2102
BR-DCX-0148
BR-DCX-1148
BR-DCX-2148
XBR-DCX-0103
XBR-DCX-0106
XBR-DCX-0101
XBR-DCX-0102
XBR-DCX-0148

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Dismantling the Brocade DCX Backbone

Door

1. Remove the door.

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Power supplies
WWN card bezel

Blowers (3)

2. Remove the power supplies, the World Wide Name (WWN) card bezel, and the
three blowers.

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Port and
application
blades

Core blades
CP blades

3.

Remove the CPs, the port cards, and the core blades.

Follow the directions for the WWN card, the CP and Core blades, and various port blades
contained in this document. Follow the separate recycling instructions for all application
blades.

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Dismantling the World Wide Name card

WEEE items for removal

Other than the components listed below, which contain Brominated Flame Retardants,
follow your normal recycling process for the WWN card.
The components that contain Brominated Flame Retardants are on the board in the
following locations:
C5, U5, U1, U9, U10, Q2, Q1

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Dismantling the CP blade

WEEE items for removal

1. Lithium battery: Board location XB1, XB2 (WEEE Annex II component)
2. Compact flash: Board location XJ24, XJ26
Can be resold.
Other than the components listed below, which contain Brominated Flame Retardants,
you can follow your normal recycling process. The components that contain Brominated
Flame Retardants are on the board in the following locations:
Y1, Y2, L9, D1, U82, U83, D6, D5, D2, D3, D7, U57, U59, U62, U103, U101, U88,
U41, U51, U149, U89, U91, U97, U99, U108, U150, D4, U176, U124, U153, U178, U5,
U25, U26, U27, U28, U55, U56, U110, U111, U114, U115, U116, U191, U192, U194,
U195, U196, U197, U200, U120, U121, U122, U123, U133, U134, U135, U136, U137,
U139, U140, U141, U205, U86, U145, U146, U175, U100, U70, U73, U129, U131,
U152, U96, U102, U15, U22, U24, U16, U21, U23, U187, U2, U54, U188, U52, U53,
U1, U3, U4, U8, U9, U10, U11, U12, U14, U17, U19, U20, U35, U37, U58, U60, U61,
U63, U64, U68, U71, U42, U6, U13, U186, U69, U117, U125, U148, U36, U38, U45,
U65, U43, U72, U87, U104, Q21, Q18, Q3, Q5, Q7, Q10, Q20, Q12, Q14, Q16, Q23,
Q24, Q11, Q15, Q17, Q22, Q25, U90, Q1
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Dismantling the Core blade

WEEE items for removal

ASICs: Board location U11, U17, U34, U42

Remove the heat sink covering the ASICs. Destroy the ASICs.

Other than the components listed below, which contain Brominated Flame Retardants,
you can follow your normal recycling process. The components that contain Brominated
Flame Retardants are on the board in the following locations:
D4, D9, D12, D16, D18, D22, D1, D23, D21, D2, D3, D5, D6, D7, D8, D10, D11, D13,
D14, D15, D19, D20, U55, U16, U20, U26, U43, U46, U18, U25, U39, U47, U62, U15,
U48, U49, D17, U176, U19, U32, U28, U37, U12, U56, U23, U1, U2, U3, U6, U7, U8,
U51, U40, U44, U117, U148, Q14, Q31, Q32, Q36, Q38, Q41, Q42, Q44, Q30, Q33,
Q34, Q37, Q39, Q40, Q43, Q45, U10, U31, U38, U57, U61, Q27, Q21, U50, Q3, Q12,
Q15, Q24, Q26, Q84, U24, U29

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Dismantling the FC8-16 port blade

WEEE items for removal

ASICs: Board location U34

Remove the heat sink covering the ASICs. Destroy the ASICs.

Other than the components listed below, which contain Brominated Flame Retardants,
you can follow your normal recycling process. The components that contain Brominated
Flame Retardants are on the board in the following locations:
D5, D13, D14, D3, D1, D11, D4, D6, D12, D15, U48, U12, U22, U57, U58, U59, U69,
U41, U31, U13, U49, U50, D7, U42, U44, U45, U46, U56, U47, U5, U6, U7, U3, U97,
U63, U64, U4, U8, U9, U11, U24, U25, Q4, Q5, Q22, Q25, Q14, U40, U95, Q12, Q11,
Q9, Q13, Q3, Q6, Q16, Q17, Q18, Q28, Q29, Q30, Q31, Q32, U55, Q1, U1, U2, U54,
U60, U61, U94

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Dismantling the FC8-32 port blade

WEEE items for removal

ASICs: Board location U28, U34

Remove the heat sink covering the ASICs. Destroy the ASICs.

Other than the components listed below, which contain Brominated Flame Retardants,
you can follow your normal recycling process. The components that contain Brominated
Flame Retardants are on the board in the following locations:
Main Board: D5,D9,D13,D14, D2, D1, D11, D3,D4,D6,D8,D10,D12,D15, U48,
U12,U14,U22, U30,U41, U31, U13,U49,U50, D7, U42, U44, U45, U46, U56, U47,
U5,U6,U7, U3,U57, U4,U8,U9,U11,U24,U25, Q2,Q3,Q4,Q5, Q18,Q21,Q22,Q25,
Q1,U1,U2,U51,U52,U53,U54, Q14,U36,U38,U40, Q12, Q11, Q6,Q9,Q13, Q16,Q17,
U55
Daughter Card: L33, D4, D14, D1, U10, U29, U30, U31, U35, U36, U37, U38, U22,
U59, U23, U11, U13, U20, U25, U41, U7, U46, U50, U84, U81, U85, Q1, Q2, Q3, Q5,
Q6, Q7, Q8, Q9, Q10, Q11, Q12, Q13, Q14, Q15, Q16, Q17, Q18, Q28

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Dismantling the FC8-48 port blade

WEEE items for removal

ASICs: Board location U28, U34

Remove the heat sink covering the ASICs. Destroy the ASICs.

Other than the components listed below, which contain Brominated Flame Retardants,
you can follow your normal recycling process. The components that contain Brominated
Flame Retardants are on the board in the following locations:
Main Board: D5, D9, D13, D14, D1, D2, D11, D3, D4, D6, D8, D10, D12, D15, U48,
U12, U14, U22, U30, U41, U31, U13, U49, U50, D7, U42, U44, U45, U46, U56, U47,
U5, U6, U7, U3, U57, U4, U8, U9, U11, U24, U25, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q18, Q21, Q22,
Q25, Q14,U36,U38,U40, Q12, Q11, Q6,Q9,Q13, Q16, Q17, U55, Q1, U1, U2, U51, U52,
U53,U54,
Daughter Card: L33, D4, D14, D1, U10, U28, U29, U30, U31, U33, U34, U35, U36,
U37, U38, U39, U6, U22, U59, U23, U45, U11, U5, U8, U13, U20, U25, U41, U7, U46,
U50, U84, U81, U85, Q1, Q2, Q3, Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8, Q9, Q10, Q11, Q12, Q13, Q14, Q15,
Q16, Q17, Q18, Q28

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