Installation
8 – DOS Based Quick Start
VL-486-4 Reference Manual
Installation
Before installing the VL-486-4 CPU card in a card cage, you must confirm that the on-card
battery is activated.
Caution
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage cards, disk drives, and other
components. Do the installation procedures described in this chapter only at an
ESD workstation. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD
protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part on
the card cage.
Cards can be extremely sensitive to ESD and always require careful handling.
After removing the card from its protective wrapper or from the card cage, place
the card on a grounded, static-free surface, component side up. Use an anti-static
foam pad if available, but not the card wrapper. Do not slide the card over any
surface.
The card should also protected during shipment or storage with anti-static foam or
bubble wrap. To prevent damage to the lithium battery, do not use black
conductive foam or metal foil.
Warning!
The lithium battery may explode if mistreated. Do not recharge, disassemble, or
dispose of in fire. Dispose of used batteries promptly.
Activating the Battery
The VL-486-4 CPU card is shipped with the battery disconnected. Since the battery provides
backup power to the CMOS RAM and the real time clock circuits when the card is powered
down, the battery must be activated before putting the card in service.
To activate the battery, move jumper V5 to position [2-3] (bottom position) as shown on page
24.