Supermicro SuperServer 5035L-I, User Manual

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Chapter 6: Advanced Chassis Setup
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Chapter 6
Advanced Chassis Setup
This chapter covers the steps required to install components and perform simple
maintenance on the SC731I-300B chassis. Following the component installation
steps in the order given will eliminate most common problems. If some steps are
unnecessary, skip ahead to the next step.
Tools Required
The only tool you will need is a Philips screwdriver.
6-1 Static-Sensitive Devices
Static electrical discharge can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent damage
to any printed circuit boards (PCBs), it is important to handle them very carefully.
The following measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment from
static discharge.
Precautions
Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.
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Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic
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bag.
Handle a board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral chips,
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memory modules or gold contacts.
When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.
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Put the motherboard, add-on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic
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bags when not in use.
For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent
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conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and
the motherboard.
Unpacking
The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging. When unpacking the board,
make sure the person handling it is static protected.