User's Guide (1.0a)

Chapter 2: Installation
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2-5 Installation
Safety Guidelines
To avoid personal injury and property damage please carefully follow all the safety
steps listed below when installing the AOC-1UIPMI-B, AOC-IPMI20-E or AOC-
LPIPMI-LANG add-on card into your system.
ESD Safety Guidelines
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. To prevent dam-
age to your system, it is important to handle it very carefully. The following measures
are generally sufficient to protect your equipment from ESD.
Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.
Touch a grounded metal object before removing a component from the antistatic
bag.
Handle the add-on card by its edges only; do not touch its components, periph
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eral chips, memory modules or gold contacts.
When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.
Put the card and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use.
General Safety Guidelines
Always disconnect power cables before installing or removing any components
from the computer.
Use only the correct type of bracket for the add-on card.
Disconnect the power cable before removing any cable from the add-on card.
Make sure that the add-on card is securely seated in the slot to prevent damage
to the system due to short circuit.
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