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Upgrading your computer
Installation Precautions
Reminder for guarding against static electricity
Protect your system from power surges, read following section before installing any components. This section contains important ESD (Electrostatic discharge) precautions.
ESD Guard
ESD can damage the CPU, drives, expansion circuit boards and the other components. Before you install components, please observe the following precautions:
1Do not remove new components from their protective packaging until you are ready to install them into the system.
2Wear a wrist grounding strap and touch it to a metal part of the computer before installing the components. If a wrist grounding strap is not available, please maintain contact with the system case throughout any procedure requiring ESD protection.
Pre-installation Instructions
Always observe the following before you install any component:
1Turn off your computer and any peripheral devices connected to it and unplug all cords from the system before you install any component into computer.
2Open your computer system according to instruction setup manual.
3Follow ESD precautions described above before handling any computer components.
4Remove any expansion boards or peripherals that block to the DIMM sockets or component connectors.
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Warning! If the system is not properly shut down before you start to install components, your system may be damaged.