Acer AcerPower SP - Manual (Page 13)

3. Upgrading your computer
3.1 Installation Precautions
Reminder for guarding against static electricity
Protect your system from power surges, read following section before installing
any components. This section contains important ESD (Electrostatic discharge)
precautions.
ESD Guard
ESD can damage the CPU, drives, expansion circuit boards and the other
components. Before you install components, please observe the following
precautions:
1. Do not remove new components from their protective packaging until you
are ready to install them into the system.
2. Wear a wrist grounding strap and touch it to a metal part of the computer
before installing the components. If a wrist grounding strap is not available,
please maintain contact with the system case throughout any procedure
requiring ESD protection.
Pre-installation Instructions
Always observe the following before you install any component:
1. Turn off your computer and any peripheral devices connected to it and
unplug all cords from the system before you install any component into
computer.
2. Open your computer system according to instruction setup manual.
3. Follow ESD precautions described above before handling any computer
components.
4. Remove any expansion boards or peripherals that block to the DIMM sockets
or component connectors.
Warning!
If the system is not properly shut down before you start to install
components, your system may be damaged.
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