Some years ago while replacing a hard drive, I had a motherboard fail from ESD (electrostatic discharge). Ever since then, I've used ESD wrist straps whenever I work on a computer and have never had ...
Nobody likes getting zapped from an electrostatic discharge, no matter whether you’re a fragile ASIC or a bag-of-mostly-salty-water humanoid. To prevent this, ESD wrist straps and similar are ...
Whether you're building a new computer from the ground up or replacing components in your Xbox, you'll need to ground yourself to prevent electrostatic discharge (ESD) from damaging your computer's ...
Many PC construction manuals advise the use of an anti-static wrist strap before you start assembling the PC. And an anti-static wrist strap is inexpensive and easy to use. But is it really necessary?
I wonder how much static charge it can dissipate and how quickly it can dissipate it. I'm sure the speed of dissipation is part of the reason you're supposed to wear it 15 minutes before you touch ...
If you're going to start working on a computer without taking precautions against electrostatic discharge, plan on fixing more than what you planned to do. Anti-static mats are a great way to keep ...
I'm gonna start putting my new comp together, and was recommended to buy one of those wrist straps that I guess you attatch to a running computer so you ground yourself out and don't fry your parts.
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