Installing Modules; Attaching An Esd-Preventive Wrist Strap - HP A10500 Series Installation Manual

Installing modules

There is no required order for installing modules. HP recommends you to install the modules needed,
and then connect the power cord.
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Keep the packages of the switch and the components for future use.

Attaching an ESD-preventive wrist strap

Every switch provides an ESD-preventive wrist strap. To minimize ESD damage to electronic components,
wear an ESD-preventive wrist strap and make sure it is well grounded when installing modules.
To use an ESD-preventive wrist strap:
Make sure the switch is well grounded. For how to ground your switch, see the chapter "Installing
1.
the switch."
Put on the wrist strap.
2.
Tighten the wrist strap to keep good skin contact. Make sure that the resistance reading between
3.
your body and the ground is between 1 and 10 megohms.
As shown in
4.
or attach it to the grounding screw of the chassis with an alligator clip.
Figure 16, insert the ESD-preventive wrist strap into the ESD port on the switch chassis,
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