Chapter 6 Advanced Chassis Setup; Overview; Tools Required; Static-Sensitive Devices - American Megatrends StorTrends 1100-P User Manual

Chapter 6

Overview

This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform maintenance on
the StorTrends 1100 chassis. For component installation, follow the steps in the order
given to eliminate the most common problems encountered. If some steps are
unnecessary, skip ahead to the step that follows.

Tools Required

The only tool you will need to install components and perform maintenance is a Philips
screwdriver.

Static-Sensitive Devices

Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. To prevent damage
to any printed circuit boards (PCBs), it is important to handle them very carefully. The
following measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD
discharge.

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 any board from its antistatic bag.
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Handle a 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, add-on cards 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.

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.
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