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Chapter 4: System Safety

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4-3 ESD Precautions

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) is generated by two objects with different electrical

charges coming into contact with each other. An electrical discharge is created to

neutralize this difference, which can damage electronic com ponents and printed

circuit boards. The following measures are generally sufﬁ cient to neutralize this

difference before contact is made to protect your equipment from ESD:

Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.

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Keep all components and printed circuit boards (PCBs) in their antistatic bags •

until ready for use.

Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic

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bag.

Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing, which may

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retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap.

Handle a board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral chips,

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memory modules or contacts.

When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.

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Put the serverboard and peripherals back into their antistatic 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 serverboard.

Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body, which are excellent metal •

conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact

with printed circuit boards or areas where power is present.

After accessing the inside of the system, close the system back up after ensuring

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that all connections have been made.

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