Setup guide

4 Adding and Replacing Hardware
This chapter provides procedures for adding and replacing components in your Avid AS3000. Do
not add any hardware if there are any issues with the system. Correct all problems before adding
new hardware and making changes to the system. Perform a quick check to verify that the system
is in good working order.
• Electrostatic Discharge Precautions
• Replacing System Drives in the AS3000
• Locking and Unlocking a Drive
• Removing and Installing a Hot-swap Hard Drive
• Removing and Installing the System Cover
• Installing and Removing a PCIe Add-in Card
• Removing and Installing the Processor Air Duct
• Installing and Removing Memory
• Replacing a Power Supply
Electrostatic Discharge Precautions
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage disk drives, cards, and other parts. Avid recommends
that you perform all procedures in this chapter only at an ESD workstation. If one is not
available, provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis
ground (any unpainted metal surface) on your server when handling parts.
ESD and handling PCIe Cards
Always handle cards carefully. They can be extremely sensitive to ESD. Hold cards only by their
edges. After removing a card from its protective wrapper or from the server, place the card
component side up on a grounded, static free surface. Use a conductive foam pad if available but
not the card wrapper. Do not slide the card over any surface.