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Article: Down to earth.(personal computer components management)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Australian PC World
- Article date:
- June 1, 2005
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Q After seeing last month's Back To Basics video on installing a new sound card and speakers (see April's cover CD), I bought myself a new sound card and speakers. I've never upgraded an internal PC component before, and see that you advocate discharging static electricity to avoid damaging my PC's components. Just what steps should I be taking?
--Phil Gibson
A The jury is out on whether an antistatic wrist strap or other form of earthing is really necessary, but it's true that an electrical discharge could potentially be the cause of a hardware malfunction, especially if you're handling the more sensitive components in your PC, like your CPU. Some ...