Once you turn the PC off and disconnect the power, is the static or whatever current that remains in the system a problem?

Someone said that you can hold the power button down for 10 seconds to dissipate the static?

What should I do?

 

u've got to touch the inside of the pc....a metal bit....and this earths u out.....u then become a bit one handed.....

 

But does the static dissipate on its own after being turned off for a while? How long? 30 mins??

 

Siwtch off pc, I ususally dont even bother removing power lead but just switch off the switch on the power supply at the back of the case. Touch the case of the PC to ground yourself, pick up stick of memory, put in slot.

That makes it sound like I have thought about it but in reality I just wade in there, done hundreds of memory upgrades in the past couple of years and not fried anything (apart from the one i managed to get in backwards which took out the motherboard in style )

 

leave the pc connected to the mains ... if it has a switch on the back of the psu then turn that bit off .. hold onto the chassis of the pc for around 2 minutes as this will normally discharge any major static to earth...
then either disconnect from mains power and plug in memory but hold onto the case with one hand at all times..
not the ideal way of static removal but it does work, and make sure you dont move your feet around too much on the floor as that can build it back up (carpet) ...
not too hard to do with one hand either

 

yep, don't disconect the power lead, just switch off at the mains, the power lead will earth it, so just hold on to the case before starting the job and only pick up the memory from the edges.

 

I just shut down pc, open case and bung it in. Done it hundreds of times and never had a problem...

 

shut the pc down - but leave plugged in as it acts as a earth.

 

OK, I'm off. Back in a while........




MAYBE!!!

 

what he said, most of what you read is just cheesey poofs scared there going to break something because of what they read on the internet

 

Same here and I have done thousands that way. Never had an issue with any.

 

And me

 

You have been lucky then as i went to change some ram once and a spark jumped from my hand to the mobo and destroyed the motherboard,which luckily was under warranty...they sell straps on ebay to connect you to the machine,or as said before leave plugged in to earth and before you touch it,go to your airing cupboard and put your hands on a copper pipe.

regards mark

 

Mark rs you must have been rubbing a ballon or something prior to installing the ram, thats all i can say

 

ive taken apart hundreds (or not thousands!) of PCs, never once witha static strap.

i have never damaged one.

the chances are so minimal, its not worth the effort IMHO

 

Count me in!

 

it's mainly down to the fact you earthed yourself when touching the case


ideall straps "should" be used, but touching the case usually a enough


except i "ALWAYS" use a strap when inserting a new blade in a 6500 (cisco equipment) , as they cost 5k-20k a blade and i dont want to blow one

 

Your PC will be WELL out of date before it dies from static damage so don't worry about it