PDU says to ground to rack with "thread making screw".. this is impossible?

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Published on 2010-04-13T18:36:48Z Indexed on 2010/04/13 18:43 UTC
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I'm trying to use the 'thread making screw' to ground my Dell PDU to the Rack, however the metal on the rack is impossibly hard. Is this even required? The included screws don't even seem "thread making" or "self tapping".

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