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1.4 Safety Precautions
Follow these simple precautions to protect yourself from harm and your system
from damage.
1. To avoid electric shock, always disconnect the power from your system chassis
before you work on it. Don't touch any components on the card or other cards while
the system is on.
2. Disconnect power before making any configuration changes. The sudden rush of
power as you connect a jumper or install a card may damage sensitive electronic
components.
3. Always ground yourself to remove any static charge before you touch your CPU
card. Be particularly careful not to touch the chip connectors. Modern integrated
electronic devices, especially CPUs and memory chips, are extremely sensitive to
static electric discharges and fields. Keep the card in its antistatic packaging when it
is not installed in the PC, and place it on a static dissipative mat when you are
working with it. Wear a grounding wrist strap for continuous protection.
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