Chapter 2: Installation Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Static-Sensitive Devices Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment from ESD. Precautions • Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge. • Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag. • Handle the 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 and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in • For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent use. conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and the serverboard. • Use only the correct type of CMOS onboard battery as specifi ed by the manufac- turer. Do not install the CMOS onboard battery upside down, which may result in a possible explosion. Unpacking The serverboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage. When unpacking the board, make sure the person handling it is static protected.
Installation Procedures Follow the procedures as listed below to install the serverboard into a chassis: 1. Install the processor(s) and the heatsink(s). 2. Install the serverboard in the chassis. 3. Install the memory and add-on cards. 4. Finally, connect the cables and install the drivers. 2-1