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Planning Ahead Before Opening Components
Third, always plan where youll
set a component before removing it from its electrostatic protection
pouch. For example, after removing a RAM chip, you probably want to
be near the mainboard, so that you can place the chip in the mainboard
immediately. If you plan to place a mainboard in the PC case, its
good to have a pre-planned place to set the board, such as on top of
the box the mainboard came in. Try to remove components from their protective
pouches only right before youre ready to install them. For example,
pick up RAM by the edges, and make sure the mainboard is ready to accept
it. Then you can push the RAM into place from the top (Figure 5).
Figure 5: Holding RAM chips properly, by the sides . You can push them into their sockets from the top. Always prepare your work area in advance. For example, have your mainboard out and ready before removing the RAM chips from their packaging.

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