Equipment Required; Before You Install Or Remove A Board; Observe Esd Precautions - Motorola 82543 Owner's Manual

Equipment Required

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Equipment Required

Before You Install or Remove a Board

Observe ESD Precautions

Use ESD
Wrist Strap
1-6
place the component flat on a grounded, static-free surface (and, in the case
of a board, component side up). Do not slide the component over any
surface.
If an ESD station is not available, you can avoid damage resulting from
ESD by wearing an antistatic wrist strap (available at electronics stores)
that is attached to an active electrical ground. Note that a system chassis
may not be grounded if it is unplugged.
To install the Gigabit Ethernet/82543 PMC Module, you need the
following equipment.
System enclosure with power supply
Host board
Ethernet cable (Motorola recommends using Category 5 UTP
cabling)
Boards may be damaged if improperly installed or handled. Please read
and follow the guidelines in this section to protect your equipment.
Refer to Appendix B, Specifications
environmental and power requirements for the Gigabit Ethernet/82543
PMC Module.
Motorola strongly recommends that you use an antistatic wrist strap and a
conductive foam pad when installing or upgrading a system. Electronic
components, such as disk drives, computer boards and memory modules,
can be extremely sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). After
removing the component from its protective wrapper or from the system,
for details about the physical,
Gigabit Ethernet/82543 PMC Installation and Use