Inserting A Chip In The Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer - Agilent Technologies DNA 7500 Manual Kit

Inserting a Chip in the Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer

1 Open the lid of the Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer.
2 Check that the electrode cartridge is inserted properly and the chip selector
3 Place the chip carefully into the receptacle. The chip fits only one way.
Sensitive electrodes and liquid spills
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Forced closing of the lid may damage the electrodes and dropping the lid may cause
liquid spills resulting in bad results.
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4 Carefully close the lid. The electrodes in the cartridge fit into the wells of
5 The 2100 expert software screen shows that you have inserted a chip and
is in position (1). Refer to
Do not use force to close the lid and do not drop the lid onto the inserted chip.
the chip.
closed the lid by displaying the chip icon at the top left of the Instrument
context.
Agilent DNA 7500 and DNA 12000 Assay Protocol
Inserting a Chip in the Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer
"Setting up the Bioanalyzer" on page 9 for details.
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