Introduction; Following Electrostatic Discharge (Esd) And Safety Procedures - Motorola CompactPCI CPX2000-Serie Installationsanleitung

2Before Installing the CPX2000 Series

Introduction

This chapter gives you information about:
Following Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) and Safety
Procedures
Motorola recommends that you use an antistatic wrist strap and a
Use ESD
conductive foam pad when installing or upgrading the system. Electronic
components such as disk drives, boards and memory modules can be
extremely sensitive to ESD. After removing the component from the
computer or its protective wrapper, place the component flat on a
grounded, static-free surface; and, in the case of a board, component-side
Wrist Strap
up. Do not slide the component over any surface.
If an ESD station is not available, you can avoid damage resulting from
ESD by wearing an antistatic wrist strap (available at electronics stores).
Wrap one end of a wrist grounding strap around your wrist. Attach the
grounding end (usually a piece of copper foil or an alligator clip) to an
electrical ground. An electrical ground can be a piece of metal that literally
runs into the ground (such as an unpainted metal pipe) or a metal part of a
grounded electrical appliance. An appliance is grounded if it has a three-
prong plug and is plugged into a three-prong grounded outlet. You cannot
use the computer itself as a ground, because it is unplugged when you work
on it.
electrostatic discharge and safety procedures
preparing the site for installation
Chassis
2
2-1