Static-Sensitive Devices; Precautions; Unpacking - Supermicro Supero C7Q270-CB-ML User Manual

Supermicro C7Q270-CB-ML Motherboard User's Manual

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Electrostatic-Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To
avoid damaging your system board, it is important to handle it very
carefully. The following measures are generally sufficient 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 chips, memory modules or gold contacts.
• When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.
• Put the motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags
when not in use.
• For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides
excellent conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mount-
ing fasteners and the motherboard.
• Use only the correct type of onboard CMOS battery. Do not install the
onboard battery upside down to avoid possible explosion.

Unpacking

The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static dam-
age. When unpacking the board, make sure that the person handling it
is static protected.
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