On Monday 23 October 2006 17:48, Carlos E. R. wrote:
The Monday 2006-10-23 at 17:02 -0500, Stan Glasoe wrote:
All warnings about static electricity and grounding apply and only attempt this with power the cord removed: Fully removing and reseating cards, cable connections, etc can usually resolve a whole lot of problems.
Other people recommend leaving the cord connected, with the switch in the off position: this way the earth wire remains connected.
Carlos E. R.
_IF_ there is a power switch _on_ the power supply near the power cord! The main on/off switch on the front of the system doesn't remove all power from the system and not all power supplies have their own on/off switch. With static it is important to have all parts at the same potential not that the static is eliminated. You, the machine and whatever part you are adding/removing/reseating should be at the same static 'level'. That way no discharge occurs. Stan