System Board
Section 2
Installation
Chapter Installation
Precautions
Observe the following precautions before handling and install-
ing the system board and its components.
Handling the
System BIOS
Your
system BIOS is a sensitive component that
is prone to damage from electrostatic discharge.
This is an electrical charge that every human
body carries, and will discharge when you touch
the metal of the system BIOS and may damage
the component. Therefore, discharge all of the
electrostatic charges from your body to ground
before touching the system BIOS and avoid
touching any of the system BIOS metal legs.
Replacing the
BIOS
Caution: “Wear a ground strap before touching the sys-
tem’
Removing the
Old BIOS
First locate the BIOS on the system board (refer
to the User Manual if necessary). Carefully re-
move any peripheral cards that obstruct access to
the BIOS. The system BIOS can be removed most
easily with a ROM (or chip) puller. If a puller is
not available, then the BIOS can be carefully
pried out of it’s socket with a small flat-blade
screwdriver. The BIOS should be first loosened
from the socket by prying from one side, and then
the other.
This process should be repeated until the BIOS is removed.
This will reduce the stress on the legs of the
BIOS,
and will
allow it to be reused (after erasing and reprogramming).
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