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3 Removing and Installing Baseboard
Components
Tools and Supplies Needed
• Phillips (cross-head) screwdriver (#1 and #2 bit).
• Phillips (cross-head) screwdriver with a long blade (#1 and #2 bit).
• Jumper removal tool or needle-nosed pliers.
• Antistatic wrist strap and conductive foam pad (recommended).
• Pen or pencil.
• Equipment log: as you integrate new parts into the system, add information about them to
your equipment log (page 113.) Record the model and serial number of the system, all
installed options, and any other pertinent information specific to the system. You will need
this information when running the SSU.
Safety: Before You Work with the Baseboard
Before working with the baseboard, provide some electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection by
wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis ground of the system—any unpainted metal
surface. Turn off the system by using the power on/off switch on the front panel AND unplug all
AC power cords.
✏ NOTE
Hot-Plug PCI add-in boards: If you are only removing and/or installing
Hot-Plug PCI add-in board, you do not need to turn off the system.
Warnings and Cautions
These warnings and cautions apply whenever you work with the SKA4 baseboard. Only a
technically qualified person should integrate and configure the system.
✏ NOTE
Hot-Plug PCI add-in boards: If you are only removing and/or installing
Hot-Plug PCI add-in boards, you do not need to turn off the system and the
warnings pertaining to turning off the system do not apply.