Chapter 2. Installing The I/O Expansion Card; Installation Guidelines; Handling Static-Sensitive Devices - Intel Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Card Installation Instructions Manual

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Chapter 2. Installing the I/O expansion card

This chapter provides detailed instructions for installing the I/O expansion

card in your blade server.

Before you begin installing the I/O expansion card in your blade server, read

the safety information beginning on page v and the guidelines in "Handling

static-sensitive devices." This information will help you work safely with your

blade server and options.

Attention: Static electricity can damage electronic devices, including your

blade server. To avoid damage, keep static-sensitive devices in their

static-protective packages until you are ready to install them.

To reduce the possibility of damage from electrostatic discharge, observe the

following precautions:

v When working on the BladeCenter T unit, use an electrostatic discharge

(ESD) wrist strap especially when you will be handling modules, options,

and blades. To work properly, the wrist strap must have a good contact at

both ends (touching your skin at one end and firmly connected to the ESD

connector on the front or back of the BladeCenter T unit).

v Limit your movement. Movement can cause static electricity to build up

around you.

v Handle the device carefully, holding it by its edges or its frame.

v Do not touch solder joints, pins, or exposed circuitry.

v Do not leave the device where others can handle and damage it.

v While the device is still in its static-protective package, touch it to any

unpainted metal surface of the BladeCenter unit or any unpainted metal

surface on any other grounded rack component in the rack you are installing

the device in for at least 2 seconds. (This drains static electricity from the

package and from your body.)

v Remove the device from its package and install it directly into the blade

server without setting down the device. If it is necessary to set down the

device, place it back into its static-protective package. Do not place the

device on your blade server cover or on a metal surface.

v Take additional care when handling devices during cold weather. Heating

reduces indoor humidity and increases static electricity.

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