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Static-Sensitive Devices
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent dam-
age to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following
measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment from ESD.
Precautions
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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 the board from the antistatic
bag.
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Handle the board by its edges only; do not touch its 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 motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not
in use.
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For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent
conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and
the motherboard.
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Use only the correct type of CMOS onboard battery as specifi ed by the manu-
facturer. Do not install the CMOS onboard battery upside down, which may
result in a possible explosion.
Unpacking
The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage. When
unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is static protected.
Chapter 2
Installation
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Chapter 2: Installation