TYAN THUNDERBOLT Manual page 12

Chapter 2
Board Installation
should be that of an extended ATX motherboard form factor.
How to install our products right...the first time.
1.
What's the first thing I should do?
2.
3.
The first thing you should do is read this user's manual. It contains important
procedure
information which will make configuration and setup much easier.
Here are some precautions you should follow when installing your mother-
board:
(1) Ground yourself properly before removing your motherboard
(2) Hold the motherboard by its edges and do not touch the bottom of
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important! (3) Avoid touching motherboard components, IC chips, connectors,
(4) Avoid touching pins of memory modules and chips.
(5) Place motherboard on a grounded antistatic surface or on the
Having reviewed the precautions above, the next step is to take the mother-
board out of the cardboard box and static bag, hold it by its edges, and place it
on a grounded antistatic surface, component side up. Inspect the board for
damage.
DO NOT APPLY POWER TO THE BOARD IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED!
Press down on any of the socket ICs if it appears that they are not properly
seated (the board should still be on an antistatic mat). Do not touch the bottom
of the board. Remember, don't take any electronic device out of its protective
bag until you are ready to actually install it into the computer case. If you do
not ground yourself, you risk zapping the motherboard or adapter card.
Subsequent problems may not arise immediately because electrostatic dis-
charge damage, unlike physical damage, causes the device to fail over time.
*Power Supply Requirement: ATX Power Supply should be 2.01 compliant.
Standby current must be 750mA or higher (SB5V = 0.75A)
from the antistatic bag. Unplug the power from your computer
and then touch any metal part on the computer case. (Or wear a
grounded wrist strap.)
the board.
and leads.
antistatic bag.
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