Emerson RTM-ATCA-7350 manual Installing and Replacing Daughter Cards, Precautions

Hardware Preparation and Installation Installing and Replacing Daughter Cards

2.6Installing and Replacing Daughter Cards

2.6.1Precautions

Incorrect installation or removal of additional devices or modules may damage the product or the additional devices or modules.

Before installing or removing additional devices or modules, read the respective documentation.

Personal Injury

Power and communication cables

Touching power and communication cables that are energized may cause injuries. Make sure that the cables cannot be touched while the product is operating.

Electrostatic discharge and incorrect installation and removal of the product can damage circuits or shorten their life.

Before touching the product or electronic components, make sure that your are working in an ESD-safe environment.

Do not exert too much force when you insert the blade.

If the blade is not fully aligned with the interface in the backplane, too much force may twist the pins on the blade or backplane.

Note the following points at the time of installing or replacing components:

zMake sure that you wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD)-preventive wrist strap to prevent the static electricity from hurting you or damaging the device.

zKeep the area where the components reside clean and keep the components away from the heat-generating devices, such as radiators.

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