Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup; Static-Sensitive Devices - Supermicro AS-1041M-82 User Manual

This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform mainte-
nance on the SC818TQ+-1000/SC818S+-1000 chassis. For component installa-
tion, follow the steps in the order given to eliminate the most common problems
encountered. If some steps are unnecessary, skip ahead to the next step.
Tools Required
The only tool you will need to install components and perform maintenance is a
Philips screwdriver.
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Static-Sensitive Devices

Electricstatic discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent
damage to any printed circuit boards (PCBs), it is important to handle them very
carefully. The following measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment
from ESD damage.
Precautions
Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.
Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic
bag.
Handle a board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral chips,
memory modules or gold contacts.
When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.
Put the serverboard, add-on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic bags
when not in use.
For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent
conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and
the serverboard.
Chapter 6
Advanced Chassis Setup
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Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup