Can I install PC Card VM?

[newsfan77]

I have a partner phone system that I would like to add VM to. I need to know if there is anyway to add the PC card VM to the system I have. I do not know why the system does not have front loading PC slots. The three cards that are in the 5 slot carrier to not have any pc card slots. I do remember seeing some partner cards that had the ability to load PC cards from the back, but I do not believe the cards would then be able to be inserted into the carrier.

We are simply looking for 1 or 2 mailboxes and mainly an AA to answer at night. I'm almost a newbie to the partner system, but I do have some knowledge of phone systems. We have two incoming analog lines that I believe are in a hunt group from the CO. Very simple system with some stations.

I do have another partner ACS card at my house that does have the front loading Pc card slots and I think is at the R6 revision.

Someone just suggested getting a regular answering machine and forget the whole partner VM. I kinda liked the idea of it being contained in the partner system.

Thanks for any help.
Attached is a picture of the system.

 

[TouchToneTommy]

No, you have a Partner Plus, which doesn't take PC Card voicemail. If you wanted to replace it with the ACS you have, then you could. You could use Partner Mail VS, depending on the release of that Partner Plus processor.

 

[newsfan77]

Can I just install the ACS unit so that it would allow the PC Card to be added? and leave the other cards in place? Or would that cause a conflict between systems? Also I believe that the ACS card alone wont support all of the stations that are shown in the picture. I'm a little confused on what is my best and cheapest solution.

Thanks

 

[Dexman]

My thought would be to upgrade to the Avaya Partner ACS processor. While still functional, older versions of the Partner platform are getting long in the tooth. The R6 will give you backup/restore capabilities as well as the ability to add the Partner Voice Messaging system.

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[newsfan77]

ok, does that mean I remove the partner plus acs card and insert the partner acs card? Can I leave the two cards that all of the stations are connected? (see pic above) or do I have to remove all three cards?

 

[Dexman]

Both of the 206 modules can be carried over...but...consider the age of the 206 modules. They are the same vintage as the existing processor. An alternative would be to go with the R6 processor and (1) 308EC expansion module for a grand total of 6 POTs lines and 16 extensions.

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[newsfan77]

ok, so now a new question. The partner acs module that I want to install looks like it will not slide into the carrier. The length of the socket in the carrier is about 3-1/2" long. Which is the same size as the large cutout in the picture below. But because the edge pins on the card run longer then that, it seems as though the board itself will prevent me from install the module. If the circuit board area had a small cutout in it, it would work, but it doesn't? Are there two different types of module carriers?

 

[newsfan77]

I think I may have just found out the answer. Slot 3 should have a longer socket in the carrier. I was looking at slots 4 and 5.

 

[Dexman]

Correct....The processor module goes into the center slot (#3). Any expansion/voicemail modules will go into slots 1,2,4 & 5...in that order.

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