Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge - Dell 6 series User Manual

In addition, note these safety guidelines when appropriate:
• When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its strain-relief
loop, not on the cable itself. Some cables have a connector with locking
tabs. If you are disconnecting this type of cable, press in on the locking
tabs before disconnecting the cable. As you pull connectors apart, keep
them evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector pins. Also, when you
connect a cable, make sure both connectors are correctly oriented and
aligned.
• Handle components and cards with care. Do not touch the components or
contacts on a card. Hold a card by its edges or by its metal mounting
bracket. Hold a component such as a microprocessor chip by its edges, not
by its pins.

Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) events can harm electronic components inside
your system. Under certain conditions, ESD may build up on your body or an
object, such as a peripheral, and then discharge insto another object, such as
your system. To prevent ESD damage, you must discharge static electricity from
your body before you interact with any of your system's internal electronic
components, such as a memory module. You can protect against ESD by
touching a metal grounded object (such as an unpainted metal surface on
your system's I/O panel) before you interact with anything electronic. When
connecting a peripheral (including handheld digital assistants) to your system,
you should always ground both yourself and the peripheral before connecting
it to the system. Additionally, as you work inside the system, periodically
touch an I/O connector to remove any static charge your body may have
accumulated.
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