Nvidia MS-7374 - Manual (Page 23)

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Hardware Setup
Important Notification about Power Issue
NForce chipset is very sensitive to ESD (Electrostatic Discharge), therefore this
issue mostly happens while the users intensively swap memory modules under S5
(power-off) states, and the power code is plugged while installing modules. Due to
several pins are very sensitive to ESD, so this kind of memory-replacement actions
might cause system chipset unable to boot. Please follow the following solution to
avoid this situation.
Unplug the AC power cable (shown in figure 1) or unplug all power connectors on
the mainboard (shown in figure 2) before the 1st installation or during system up-
grade procedure.
Figure 1:
Unplug the AC power cable
Figure 2: Unplug all the power connectors
Important
1. Make sure that all the connectors are connected to proper ATX power sup-
plies to ensure stable operation of the mainboard.
2. Power supply of 450 watts (and above) is highly recommended for system
stability.
3. We recommend you to use the minimum 450 watts power supply to support
the needs of SLI technology in the system.