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INTRODUCTION 1
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Essential Handling Precautions
IMPORTANT. Read this page before unpacking your motherboard!
• Power Supply
Be careful! Always ensure that the computer is disconnected from the power supply before
working on the motherboard and its components.
• Static Electricity
Static electricity may cause damage to the delicate integrated circuit chips on your
motherboard. Before handling the motherboard outside of its protective packaging, ensure
that there is no static electric charge in your body. A static discharge sufficiently strong enough
to damage computer components is not perceptible by a human. To avoid this risk, please
observe these simple precautions while handling the motherboard and other computer com-
ponents:
1. If possible, wear an anti-static wrist strap connected to a natural earth ground.
2. Touch a grounded or anti-static surface, or a metal fixture such as a pipe or the chassis of
your system, before touching the motherboard.
3. When you have removed the motherboard from its anti-static packaging, try to hold it only
by the edges, without touching any components.
4. Avoid contacting the components on add-on cards, motherboards, and modules with gold-
colored connectors which plug into the expansion slots.
5. It is safest to handle system components only by their mounting brackets.
6. Keep components which are not connected to the system in the anti-static packaging
whenever possible.
These precautions help to reduce the risk of static build-up and ensure any static discharge is
harmless to your equipment.
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• Battery Replacement
The battery which holds the system settings memory (CMOS RAM) on your motherboard
should not require replacement for at least five years, probably much longer. In picture 2.2
(page 6), it is located near the lower left corner. Incorrect computer time and/or loss of time
may indicate a weak motherboard batttery.