Gnome Indeed, I used to get help from the internet for trouble shooting, but one time, I wanted to search for something on the net, and realised that my box was wide open with parts here and there ! Doh!! Cheers!!
Very funny. I've never had problems with static electricity but have heard of people that did including a component manufacturer that was frying a large number of their parts and didn't know why until they figured it was this.
Same here; never used a strap from 8086/8088 days forward. Just always touched the chassis before I picked up anything. I hope IBM has unitized their assembly like Dell has, otherwise it could be a pain in the ass to put that board in. Nothing easier to build or work on then a clone.
just curious, what do you think about the new Centrino, and the other newer MB's and the anticipated 800 FSB's?
The Centrino is the new laptop/notebook standard (w/CPU & chipset) and it rocks. On systems with big batteries the life can be over six hours. Smaller, i.e. thinnner, systems also have a huge increase in battery life.
yup, just touch the chassis, or something metal to ground yourself and you should be ok. i tried wearing one of those anti static straps once and felt like a loser. heh ehhe
I think I have pet rabbit that's related to your dog related to his cat. Ate my keybord wire, my mouse wire, my audio wire, my printer wire, my scanner wire & the cord to 300W halogen lamp :eek: --and that was after making the place safe for him. He got behind the computer one night and just had himslef a little ol' party chewing all the wires . (Things are much better now but when the computer case is opened he goes in the bedroom w/ the door shut tight .)