SUPERSERVER User's Manual

Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup
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Chapter 5
Advanced Serverboard Setup
This chapter covers the steps required to install the X7DBT-T/X7DBT-INF
serverboard into the SC808T-980 chassis, connect the data and power cables and
install add-on cards. All serverboard jumpers and connections are also described.
A layout and quick reference chart are included in this chapter for your reference.
Remember to completely close the chassis when you have fi nished working with
the serverboard to better cool and protect the system.
5-1 Handling the Serverboard
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To prevent
damage to any printed circuit boards (PCBs), it is important to handle them very
carefully (see previous chapter). To prevent the X7DBT-T/X7DBT-INF serverboard
from bending, keep one hand under the center of the board to support it when
handling. The following measures are generally suffi cient to protect your equipment
from electric static discharge.
Precautions
• Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent Electrostatic Discharge (ESD).
• Touch a grounded metal object before removing any board from its antistatic
bag.
• Handle a board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral chips,
memory modules or gold contacts.
• When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.
• Put the serverboard, add-on cards and peripherals back into their antistatic bags
when not in use.
• For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent
conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and
the serverboard.