Installation Guide - HP Integrity rx2660 Server Pedestal

1 Important Warnings
Electricity
Electrical Grounding
WARNING! For your safety always connect the equipment to a grounded wall outlet. Always
use a power cord with a properly grounded plug, such as the one provided with the equipment,
or one in compliance with your national safety standards. This equipment can be disconnected
from the power by removing the power cord from the power outlet. This means the equipment
must be located close to an easily accessible power outlet.
Static Electricity
CAUTION: Static electricity can damage electronic components. Turn off all equipment when
removing or adding components. Don’t let your clothes touch the accessory. To equalize the
static electricity, rest the accessory bag on top of the system while you are removing the accessory
from the bag. Handle the accessory as little as possible and with care.
Potential Metallic Particulate Contamination
Metallic particulates can be especially harmful around electronic equipment. This type of
contamination may enter the data center environment from a variety of sources, including, but
not limited to, raised floor tiles, worn air conditioning parts, heating ducts, rotor brushes in
vacuum cleaners or printer component wear. Because metallic particulates conduct electricity,
they have an increased potential for creating short circuits in electronic equipment. This problem
is exaggerated by the increasingly dense circuitry of electronic equipment.
Over time, very fine whiskers of pure metal can form on electroplated zinc, cadmium, or tin
surfaces. If these whiskers are disturbed, they may break off and become airborne, possibly
causing failures or operational interruptions. For over 50 years, the electronics industry has been
aware of the relatively rare, but possible, threat posed by metallic particulate contamination.
During recent years, a growing concern has developed in computer rooms where these conductive
contaminants are formed on the bottom of some raised floor tiles.
Although this problem is relatively rare, it may be an issue within your computer room. Since
metallic contamination can cause permanent or intermittent failures on your electronic equipment,
Hewlett-Packard strongly recommends that your site be evaluated for metallic particulate
contamination before installation of electronic equipment.
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