Seagate BARRACUDA 50 ST150176LW/LC - Manual (Page 5)

Barracuda 50 Installation Guide, Rev. A 3
as some resistors and capacitors, may be damaged or degraded
by exposure to static electricity.
Electrostatic damage to electronic devices may be caused by the
direct discharge of a charged conductor or by exposure to the
static fields surrounding charged objects. To avoid damaging
drive electronic assemblies, observe the following precautions
when installing or servicing the drive:
• Ground yourself to the drive whenever the drive electronics
are or will be exposed. Connect yourself to ground with a wrist
strap (Seagate part number 12263496). Connection may be
made to any grounded metal assembly. As a general rule,
remember that you and the drive electronics must all be
grounded to avoid potentially damaging static discharges.
• Turn off the power before removing or installing the DC power
cable.
• Do not remove any circuit boards from the drive.
• Never use an ohmmeter on any circuit boards.
• When installing the drive on a carrier or tray, discharge the car-
rier or tray prior to inserting it into the system.
Important safety information and precautions
Use proper safety techniques for safe, reliable operation of this
unit.
• The procedures in this manual and labels on the unit contain
warnings and cautions that must be carefully read and fol-
Caution. Use forced-air ventilation when bench-test-
ing the drive to ensure proper cooling of drive compo-
nents.