Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup
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Chapter 5 Advanced Serverboard Setup
This chapter covers the steps required to i nstall processors and heatsinks to the
H8QME-2+/H8QM8-2+ serverboard, connect t he data and power cables and in-
stall add-on cards. All serverboard jumpers and connections are described and
a layout and quick reference chart are included in this chapter. Remember to
close the chassis completely w hen you have fi nished working on the serverboar d
to protect and cool the system suffi ciently.

5-1 Handling the Serverboard

Static electrical discharge can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent dam-
age to printed circuit boards, it is important to handle them very carefully (see
Chapter 4). Also note that the size and weight of th e serverboard can cause
it to bend if handled improperly, which may result in damage. To prevent the
serverboard from bending, kee p one hand under the center of the board to sup-
port it when handling. The following measures are generally suffi cient to protect
your equipment from static discharge.

Precautions

• Use a grounded wrist strap design ed to prevent static discharge.
• Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board f rom its antistatic
bag.
• Handle a board by its e dges only; do not touch its comp onents, peripheral chips,
memory modules or gold contacts.
• When handling chips or modules, avoid to uching their pins.
• Put the server board, add-on cards and peripherals back into their antis tatic
bags when not in use.
Unpacking
The serverboard is shipped in a ntistatic packaging to avoid static damage. When
unpacking the board, make sure the person handling i t is static protected.