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Here are some safety tips:
(1) Ground yourself properly before removing your motherboard from the antistatic bag. Unplug
the power from your computer power supply and touch any metal part on the computer case. (You
might also want to wear a grounded wrist strap.)
(2) Hold the motherboard by its edges and do not touch the bottom of the board.
(3) Avoid touching motherboard components, IC chips, connectors, and leads.
(4) Avoid touching pins of memory modules and chips.
(5) Place motherboard on a grounded antistatic surface or on the antistatic bag.
Having reviewed the precautions above, the next step is to take the motherboard out of the cardboard box
and static bag, hold it by its edges, and place it on a grounded antistatic surface, component side up.
Inspect the board for damage.
NOTE: DO NOT APPLY POWER TO THE BOARD IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED!
Press down on any of the socketed ICs if it appears that they are not properly seated (the board should
still be on an antistatic mat). Do not touch the bottom of the board. Remember, don't take any electronic
device out of its protective bag until you are ready to actually install it into the computer case. If you do not
ground yourself, you risk zapping the motherboard or adapter card. Subsequent problems may not arise
immediately because electrostatic discharge, unlike physical damage, causes the device to fail over time.
Installation Steps
1. Set jumpers (if necessary)
2. Mount motherboard in chassis
3. Install memory
4. Install CPU and cooling fan(s)
5. Connect IDE and floppy drives
6. Install add-on cards
7. Connect PS/2, USB, and serial devices
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