Supero SC743i-465, User Manual

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E-1
Safety Information and Technical Specifications
Appendix E
SAS-743TQ Backplane Specifications
To avoid personal injury and property damage, carefully follow all the safety steps
listed below when accessing your system or handling the components.
E-1 ESD Safety Guidelines
Electrostatic 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 sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD.
Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.
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Touch a grounded metal object before removing a component from the antistatic
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bag.
Handle the backplane by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral
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chips, memory modules or gold contacts.
When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.
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Put the card and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use.
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E-2 General Safety Guidelines
Always disconnect power cables before installing or removing any components
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from the computer, including the backplane.
Disconnect the power cable before installing or removing any cables from the
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backplane.
Make sure that the backplane is securely and properly installed on the mother-
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board to prevent damage to the system due to power shortage.