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Chapter 2
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Hardware Preparation and Installation
2.1 Environmental and Power Requirements
The following environmental and power requirements are applicable to the motherboard.
2.1.1 Environmental Requirements
You must make sure that the motherboard, when operated in your particular system
configuration, meets the environmental requirements specified below.
Operating temperatures refer to the temperature of the air circulating around the
motherboard and not to the component temperature.
Product Damage
High humidity and condensation on surfaces cause short circuits.
Do not operate the product outside the specified environmental limits. Make sure the
product is completely dry and there is no moisture on any surface before applying power.
Overheating and Damage of the Product
Operating the product without forced air cooling can lead to overheating and thus damage
of the product.
When operating the product, make sure that forced air cooling is available in the shelf.
Table 2-1 Environmental Requirements
Requirement Operating Non-operating
Temperature 0
o
C to 55
o
C with CPU cooler -40
o
C to 85
o
C
Humidity 10% to 90% non-condensing 5% to 95% non condensing
Vibration 0.01g^2/Hz at 5-500Hz random
vibration