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Off-Topic => General discussions => Topic started by: fadsarmy on December 19, 2010, 09:52:52 pm
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I didn't know but the most common cause of shortening the life of your precious motherboard after static discharge is to access the motherboard whilst it is powered on. I have been doing this for years but recently I learnt my lesson.
The pc was actually off but still connected at the mains. I was trying to remove a pci card and I dropped the screw onto the board which powered it on. Next thing I know is that the onboard NIC is gone from device manager. I killed it.
I also tried to change a fan whilst motherboard was on. As I connected it to the header the pc restarted and learnt that the fan header had died.
You may get away with it a million times but one day you'll be caught out!
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That's a good lesson to us all. To be honest I expect most of us take chances like that sometimes and expect to get away with it. As you say in the end the numbers stack against you. :'(
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You know, the situations you described - that's exactly how I do things. Somehow I never bothered to think if there's any danger to the board when the PSU's on.
Guess I'll watch myself from now on :).
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;D
We all learn somehow, I've killed one or two things in the past.