Handling Static-Sensitive Devices - IBM 7012 300 Series Installation And Service Manual

Handling Static-Sensitive Devices

Attention: Adapters, planars, diskette drives, and disk drives are sensitive to static
electricity discharge. These devices are wrapped in antistatic bags, as shown in this
illustration, to prevent this damage.
Take the following precautions:
Do not remove the device from the antistatic bag until you are ready to install the device
in the system unit.
If you have an antistatic wrist strap available, use it while handling the device.
With the device still in its antistatic bag, touch it to a metal frame of the system.
Grasp cards and boards by the edges. Hold drives by the frame. Avoid touching the
solder joints or pins.
If you need to lay the device down while it is out of the antistatic bag, lay it on the
antistatic bag. Before you pick it up again, touch the antistatic bag and the metal frame of
the system at the same time.
Handle the devices carefully in order to prevent permanent damage.
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