Supermicro SuperBlade SBM-GEM-X2C, User Manual

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Appendix A
HCA Mezzanine Cards
This appendix describes safety guidelines, features and installation of HCA Mezzanine
cards used with the InfiniBand and 10-Gb switch module. See
Chapter 4 for further
details on the InfiniBand module. See Chapter 5 for further details on the 10-Gb switch
module.
A-1 Safety Guidelines
To avoid personal injury and property damage, carefully follow all the safety steps listed
below when accessing your system or handling the components.
ESD Safety Guidelines
Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. To prevent
damage to your system, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following
measures are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD.
• Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.
• Touch a grounded metal object before removing a component from the antistatic
bag.
• Handle the add-on card by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral
chips, memory modules or gold contacts.
• When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.
• Put the card and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use.
General Safety Guidelines
• Always disconnect power cables before installing or removing any components from
the computer.
• Disconnect the power cable before installing or removing any cables from the
system.
• Make sure that the add-on card is securely and properly installed on the
motherboard to prevent damage to the system due to power shortage.