Chapter 1. Getting Started
Safety Information
To reduce the risk of bodily injury, electrical shock, fire, and equipment damage, read this information and observe all warnings and precautions in this guide before installing or maintaining your computer.
The 3ware 9690SA RAID controller card should be installed by technically qualified persons. If you are uncomfortable opening a computer system and conforming to standard ESD (electrostatic discharge) practices, you should have a computer technician perform the installation.
Site Selection
The product is designed to operate as a component to a computer system. The environment that is provided for the system must be:
Clean, dry, and free of airborne particles (other than normal room dust).
Away from sources of vibration or physical shock.
Isolated from strong electromagnetic fields produced by electrical devices.
In regions that are susceptible to electrical storms, we recommend you plug your system into a surge suppressor or UPS (uninterruptible power supply). During an electrical storm, we recommend disconnecting all phone, network, and power cables.
Provided with a properly grounded wall outlet.
Provided a product main power disconnect or sufficient space to access the power supply cord(s), because they serve as the product's main power disconnect.
