IBM eServer p Series Installation Manual

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Handling Static-Sensitive DevicesAttention: Adapters, planars, diskette drives, and disk drives are sensitive to staticelectricity discharge. These devices are wrapped in antistatic bags, to prevent thisdamage.Take the following precautions:v If you have an antistatic wrist strap available, use it while handling the device.v Do not remove the device from the antistatic bag until you are ready to install thedevice in the system unit.v With the device still in its antistatic bag, touch it to a metal frame of the system.v Grasp cards and boards by the edges. Hold drives by the frame. Avoid touching thesolder joints or pins.v If you need to lay the device down while it is out of the antistatic bag, lay it on theantistatic bag. Before picking it up again, touch the antistatic bag and the metalframe of the system unit at the same time.v Handle the devices carefully in order to prevent permanent damage.Stopping the System UnitAttention: When shutting down your system to install options, shut down allapplications first and then shut down the operating system. The system power turns offand the system will be in Standby mode when the operating system is shut down.Before removing power from the system unit, ensure that the shutdown process iscomplete. Failure to do so can result in the loss of data. Some option-installationprocedures do not require the system to be stopped for installation. If necessary, theoption installation procedures in this section will direct you here if stopping the systemis required.1. Log in to the system as root.2. Stop any applications that are running on the system.3. At a command line, type shutdown to stop the operating system.4. After you shut down the operating system, set the power switches of any attacheddevices to Off.5. The system unit is powered down by the shutdown procedure.24 Installation Guide