Lenovo System x3250 M5 - Handling static-sensitive devices

Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices
Usethisinformationtohandlestatic-sensitivedevices.
Attention:Staticelectricitycandamagetheserverandotherelectronicdevices.Toavoiddamage,keep
static-sensitivedevicesintheirstatic-protectivepackagesuntilyouarereadytoinstallthem.
Toreducethepossibilityofdamagefromelectrostaticdischarge,observethefollowingprecautions:
•Limityourmovement.Movementcancausestaticelectricitytobuilduparoundyou.
•Theuseofagroundingsystemisrecommended.Forexample,wearanelectrostatic-dischargewrist
strap,ifoneisavailable.Alwaysuseanelectrostatic-dischargewriststraporothergroundingsystem
whenworkinginsidetheserverwiththepoweron.
•Handlethedevicecarefully,holdingitbyitsedgesoritsframe.
•Donottouchsolderjoints,pins,orexposedcircuitry.
•Donotleavethedevicewhereotherscanhandleanddamageit.
•Whilethedeviceisstillinitsstatic-protectivepackage,touchittoanunpaintedmetalsurfaceonthe
outsideoftheserverforatleast2seconds.Thisdrainsstaticelectricityfromthepackageandfrom
yourbody.
•Removethedevicefromitspackageandinstallitdirectlyintotheserverwithoutsettingdownthedevice.
Ifitisnecessarytosetdownthedevice,putitbackintoitsstatic-protectivepackage.Donotplacethe
deviceontheservercoveroronametalsurface.
•Takeadditionalcarewhenhandlingdevicesduringcoldweather.Heatingreducesindoorhumidity
andincreasesstaticelectricity.
Removingthecover
Usethisinformationtoremovethecover.
Readthesafetyinformationin“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”onpage31.
Ifyouarereplacingaservercomponentorinstallinganoptionaldeviceintheserver,youneedtoslidethe
serveroutfromtherackenclosure,turnofftheserverandperipheraldevices,anddisconnectthepower
cordsandallexternalcables.
Toremovetheservercover,completethefollowingsteps.
Step1.Iftheserverhasbeeninstalledinarack,slidetheserveroutfromtherackenclosure.Refertothe
RackInstallationInstructionsformoreinformationoninstallingorremovingtheserverfromtherack.
Step2.Puttheserveronaworkingareabeforeyouremoveanyservercomponentsorpartsfromtheserver.
Step3.Putyourthumbsonthebluetabs(cover-releasebuttons).Pressonthebluetaborbuttonontheleft
andslidethecovertowardtherearoftheserveruntilthecoverhasdisengagedfromthechassis.
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