General Safety Precautions; Esd Precautions; Operating Precautions - American Megatrends StorTrends 1100-P User Manual

General Safety Precautions

Follow these rules to ensure general safety:
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Keep the area around the StorTrends 1100 clean and free of clutter.
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The StorTrends 1100 weighs approximately 38 lbs. (17.3 kg) when fully loaded.
When lifting the system, two people at either end should lift slowly with their feet
spread out to distribute the weight. Always keep your back straight and lift with your
legs.
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Place the chassis top cover and any system components that have been removed
away from the system or on a table so that they won't accidentally be stepped on.
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While working on the system, do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and
unbuttoned shirt sleeves, which can come into contact with electrical circuits or be
pulled into a cooling fan.
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Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body, which are excellent metal
conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with
printed circuit boards or areas where power is present.
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After accessing the inside of the system, close the system back up and secure it to the
rack unit with the retention screws after ensuring that all connections have been
made.

ESD Precautions

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is generated by two objects with different electrical charges
coming into contact with each other. An electrical discharge is created to neutralize this
difference, which can damage electronic components and printed circuit boards. The
following measures are generally sufficient to neutralize this difference before contact is
made to protect your equipment from ESD:
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Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.
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Keep all components and printed circuit boards (PCBs) in their antistatic bags until
ready for use.
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Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag.
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Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing, which may
retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap.
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Handle a board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral chips,
memory modules or 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.

Operating Precautions

Care must be taken to assure that the chassis cover is in place when the 1100 is operating
to assure proper cooling. Out of warranty damage to the 1100 system can occur if this
practice is not strictly followed.
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