User's Manual (1.0c)
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X9DRT-HF/HIBQF/HIBFF Motherboard User’s Manual
2-2 Static-Sensitive Devices
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic com ponents. To avoid pos-
sible damage to your system board, it is important to handle it very carefully. The
following measures are generally sufcient to protect your equipment from ESD.
Precautions
•Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.
•Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic
bag.
•Handle the 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 motherboard and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not
in use.
•For grounding purposes, make sure that your system chassis provides excellent
conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and
the motherboard.
Unpacking
The motherboard is shipped in antistatic packaging to avoid static damage. When
unpacking the board, make sure that the person handling it is static protected.