2 Maintaining and Troubleshooting the Gateway ALR 9000 Server
About This Guide
This document has been prepared for the technician who is knowledgeable in the
functions of internal system components and integrated circuitry. This document
provides step-by-step installation instructions along with detailed illustrations to
help maintain the physical environments (hardware components and peripherals)
of the computer.
ESD Precautions
Electro Static Discharge (ESD) can damage or destroy your system and
components.
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processor(s)
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system, video, and cache, memory units
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disk drives
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adapter cards
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other integrated circuits
Always observe the following precautions before you install a system component.
1. Always unplug the AC Power Cable from the AC Power Receptacle before
you open the system.
2. DO NOT remove a component from its protective packaging until you are
ready to install it.
3. Wear a wrist grounding strap and connect it to the system metal frame before
handling any components.
If you do not have a wrist grounding strap, maintain contact with the system metal
frame throughout any procedure requiring ESD protection. The ideal arrangement
is to work on a metal table top which has been grounded to earth (with both the
wrist grounding strap and the system metal frame connected to the table top). Be
especially careful when the relative humidity (RH) is low (<60%).
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