Chapter 3: Installation
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Chapter 3
Installation
3-1 Static-Sensitive Devices
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To avoid dam-
aging your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following
measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment from ESD.
Precautions
Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.•
Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic •
bag.
Handle the board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral
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chips, memory modules or gold contacts.
When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.
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Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not •
in use.
For grounding purposes, make sure that your system chassis provides excellent
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conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and
the motherboard.
Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery as specifi ed by the
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manufacturer. Do not install the onboard battery upside down to avoid possible
explosion.
Unpacking
The motherboard is shipped in anti s t atic packaging to avoid static damage. Whe n
unpacking the board, make sure that the person handling it is static protected.