Esd Safety Guidelines; General Safety Guidelines; An Important Note To Users - Supermicro SC216 Series User Manual

SC216 Chassis Manual
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ESD Safety Guidelines

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent damage
to your system, it is important to handle the backplane very carefully. The following
measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD.
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Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.
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Touch a grounded metal object before removing a component from the antistatic
bag.
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Handle the backplane and daughter cards by their edges only; do not touch the
components, peripheral chips, memory modules or gold contacts.
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When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.
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Put the backplane and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in
use.
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General Safety Guidelines

To avoid personal injury and property damage, carefully follow all the safety steps
listed below when accessing your system or handling the components.
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Always disconnect power cables before installing or removing any components
from the computer, including the backplane.
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Disconnect the power cable before installing or removing any cables from the
backplane.
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Make sure that the backplane is securely and properly installed on the mother-
board to prevent damage to the system due to power shortage.
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An Important Note to Users

All images and layouts shown in this user's guide are based upon the latest PCB
Revision available at the time of publishing. The card you have received may or
may not look exactly the same as the graphics shown in this manual.
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