Chapter 2: Installation
2-1
Chapter 2
Installation
2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices
Static-sensitive electric discharge can damage electronic components. To
prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very care-
fully. The following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equip-
ment from static discharge.
Precautions
• Use a grounded wrist strap designed for static discharge.
• Touch a grounded metal object before you remove the board from the
anti-static bag.
• Handle the board by its edges only; do not touch its components,
peripheral chips, memory modules, or gold contacts.
• When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.
• Put the system board and peripherals back into their anti-static bags
when not in use.
• Be sure your computer system’s chassis allows excellent conductive con-
tacts between its power supply, case, mounting fasteners, and the system
board for grounding purposes.
Unpacking
The system board is shipped in anti-static packaging to avoid static damage.
When unpacking the board, be sure the person handling the board is static-
protected.
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