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Chapter 2: Technical Specifi cations and Installation
2.4 Installing the AOC-SIM1U-3B(+) Add-On Card
To avoid personal injury and property damage, please carefully
follow all the safety steps listed below when installing the AOC-
SIM1U-3B(+)
into
your
system.
ESD Safety Guidelines
Electric Static Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent dam-
age to your system, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures
are generally suffi cient 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.
• Use only the correct type of bracket for the add-on card.
• Disconnect the power cable before removing any cable from the add-on card.
• Make sure that the SIM1U-3B(+) add-on card is securely seated in the
SIM1U-3B(+) slot to prevent damage to the system due to power shortage.
For SIM1U-3B(+) slot locations, please refer to Section 2.4.2.
SMC Motherboards with SIM1U-3B(+) support
The following Supermicro's motherboards support the AOC-SIM1U-3B(+).
1. The X7DBX-8/X7DBX-i Series
1. The X7DBP-8/X7DB-P-i Series
2.4.1 Safety Guidelines
