Take proper ESD precautions
CAUTION
: Computer components and disk drives are sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD).
Always ground any electrostatic charge from your person before touching components with your
hands or with any tools. Always use an anti-static wrist strap (one ships with each storage system)
while installing or performing maintenance on any Nexsan Storage System.
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To protect the storage system from electrostatic discharge:
1. Ground any electrostatic charge from your person by touching a metal part of the rack or any properly
grounded conductive object (such as the ground point at an anti-static workstation).
2. Attach the clip end of the anti-static wrist strap to the rack’s ESD grounding pin or to any bare metal part
of the rack (for a racked storage system) or to any proper grounding point (for an unracked storage
system). Secure the loop end around your wrist.
Figure 2-1: Attaching and putting on the anti-static wrist strap
CAUTION
: Do not attach the anti-static wrist strap to any powder-coated part of the equipment
rack or storage system. The powder coating can interfere with the transmission of current,
resulting in improper grounding which can allow a static charge to build.
3. When working on unracked storage systems or components, place the storage system or component
on an anti-static surface.
Take proper ESD precautions
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Part Number: P0450141, Rev. B
Nexsan BEAST™ and E-Series™
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