Maxtor D540X-4G 4-1
•If the handling precautions are not followed, damage to the hard
drive may result whichmay void the warranty.
•During handling, NEVER drop, jar, or bump a drive. Handle the
drive by its sides and avoid touching the printed circuit board
assembly (PCBA).
•Hard drives are sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage. Use
proper ESD practices by grounding yourself and the computer system
the hard drive will be installed in.
•Allow the hard drive to reach room temperature BEFORE installing
it in your computer system.
•NEVER switch DC power onto the drive by plugging an electrically
live DC source cable into the drive's connector. NEVER connect a
live connector to the hard drive's IDE interface connector.
•ELECTRICAL G ROUNDING - For proper operation, the drive
must be securely fastened to a device bay that provides a suitable
electrical ground to the drive baseplate.
To better avoid problems associated with ESD, Maxtor advises that anyone ha ndli n g
a disk drive use a wrist strap with an attached wire connected to an earth ground.
Failure to observe these precautions voids the product warranty.
To reduce the incidence of ESD-related problems, Maxtor recommends that any
electronics manufacturing plans include a comprehensive ESD program, the basic
elements and functions of which are outlined here:
ESD Program Element ESD Program Function
Management Institute and maintain
Chief coordinator Organize and enforce