[thelist] grounding + shorts (installing hardware)

Anthony Ettinger apwebdesign at yahoo.com
Fri Sep 9 11:33:39 CDT 2005


Yeah. I got an RMA from newegg.

Now I'm off to read about this "grounding" issue. I
still don't get it after talking to some guys inline
at the computer store last night.

The tech said the computer has to be touching metal. I
said, well my apartment is rug not metal floor? He
said it won't work unless the computer is touching
metal. I started thinking, wtf - so doesn't that metal
have to be touching other metal? I still don't get
this.

1 guy said, just keep your finger on the power supply
the whole time you're working on the computer that'll
keep you grounded. Uh...the power supply is usually
the first thing to be removed when I work on the
computer.

One guy metnioned a bracelet i can wear for grounding
(no friggin' idea how this makes any sense), but they
were out of stock none-the-less.

It's just a matter of time before someone tells me I
have to get extra long battery cables and hook one end
up to my nipple, and the other end to the microwave,
while wearing an aluminum mixing bowl on my head -
otherwise i could damage the motherboard.


--- Richard Maloley II
<richard at rrcomputerconsulting.com> wrote:

> You should be able to just RMA it to the
> manufacturer. Find an email address
> or a phone number preferably and tell them the story
> and this is what you
> want them to do for you. Be assertive but not an
> asshole and they usually
> comply.
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> -Richard
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org
> [mailto:thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org] On Behalf
> Of Anthony Ettinger
> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 12:24 PM
> To: todd at promisingsites.com; thelist at lists.evolt.org
> Subject: RE: [thelist] grounding + shorts
> (installing hardware)
> 
> I installed the CPU + Ram myself, I'm sure it's in
> there properly. It was a perfect fit.
> 
> I think either the MB really is defective, (possibly
> I
> fried it without grounding myself first), or there
> is
> a short in the case causing the mb not to bootup.
> 
> I'm trying to get an RMA from Newegg. We'll see,
> they
> say to contact manufacturer, and manufacturer says
> to
> contact reseller :)
> 
> 
> 
> --- Todd Richards <todd at promisingsites.com> wrote:
> 
> > Did the motherboard come with the CPU in it, or
> did
> > you install it?  Make
> > sure that is fully seated, as is your RAM.    
> > 
> > Todd
> >  
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org
> > [mailto:thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org] On Behalf
> > Of Anthony Ettinger
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 11:41 PM
> > To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
> > Subject: [thelist] grounding + shorts (installing
> > hardware)
> > 
> > Just bought:
> > ASUS K8V-X motherboard
> > AMD Semperon 3000+
> > 1 Gig Corsair Ram (pc3200) 512mbx2
> > eVGA nVidia FX5200 128Mb Video Card
> > 
> > However, I'm not getting a "post beep" when I
> > bootup.
> > Fans and drives are powered, and motherboard light
> > is
> > on, but no video signal, and no post beeps.
> > 
> > Local computer shop said it was a defective
> > motherboard (worked with new MB). I also read
> about
> > grounding myself may be the problem, not sure how
> to
> > do this though.
> > 
> > Any ideas on looking for shorts on the
> motherboard?
> > Not sure what to look for.
> > 
> > 
> > Anthony Ettinger
> > ph: (408) 656-2473
> > blog: http://www.chovy.com
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Anthony Ettinger
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