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Safety & Comfort Guide
Electrical and Mechanical Safety Information
Products with Casters
Products provided with casters should be moved with
care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces
may cause the product to overturn.
Floor Standing Products
Be sure the bottom stabilizers on the equipment are
installed and fully extended. Ensure that the equipment is
properly stabilized and supported before installing options
and cards.
Rack-Mountable Products
Because the rack allows you to stack computer
components vertically, you must take precautions to
provide for rack stability and safety:
❒
Do not move large racks by yourself. Due to the height
and weight of the rack, HP recommends a minimum of
two people to accomplish this task.
❒
Before working on the rack, be sure the leveling jacks
(feet) extend to the floor and that the full weight of the
rack rests on the floor. Also install stabilizing feet on a
single rack or join multiple racks together before
starting work.
❒
Always load the rack from the bottom up, and load the
heaviest item in the rack first. This makes the rack
bottom-heavy and helps prevent the rack from
becoming unstable.
❒
Ensure that the rack is level and stable before
extending a component from the rack.
❒
Extend only one component at a time. The rack may
become unstable if more than one component is
extended.
❒
Use caution when pressing the component rail release
latches and sliding a component into the rack. The
slide rails could pinch your fingers.
❒
Do not extend the components from the rack too
quickly as the moving weight may damage the
supporting rails.
❒
Do not overload the AC supply branch circuit that
provides power to the rack. The total rack load should
not exceed 80% of the branch circuit rating.
