And so I turned on my new PC... (5 Viewers)

[MrBrightside]

hahah omg

if the guy in the video jumped in front of a train then i guess you should do it too aye?



ahahahahaahahahahaahhaahaahahahahahahah

r u srs??

do you understand the meaning of grounding or earthing??? clearly you don't and neither does the guy in the video (haven't watched it though)

plz read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_(electricity)

yeah I know that. The metal has to physically touch the floor. but like why the fuck wouldn't a PC professional do it.

Edit: because I am touching the ground, can electricity be grounded through me? right? highly relevant: http://www.wikihow.com/Ground-Yourself-to-Avoid-Destroying-a-Computer-with-Electrostatic-Discharge

 

[ohexploitable]

yeah I know that. The metal has to physically touch the floor. but like why the fuck wouldn't a PC professional do it.

Edit: because I am touching the ground, can electricity be grounded through me? right?

NO

not the floor or you, the metal has to be touching the grounding circuit of your house (i.e. the power cord must be plugged in)

and who is this PC professional that you've been talking about?

 

[MrBrightside]

NO

not the floor or you, the metal has to be touching the grounding circuit of your house (i.e. the power cord must be plugged in)

and who is this PC professional that you've been talking about?

That guy from newegg.

 

[ohexploitable]

That guy from newegg.

yeah that is so explanatory... /sarcasm

link me

 

[Phoenix Fury]

I just built mine on a wooden table outside my house, it did have carpet underneath but didnt tread on it (stayed on cement), had a roof overhead so I just assumed that would be decent enough

 

[Aquawhite]

Rule is. Build stuff outside and plug it in.

 

[MrBrightside]

yeah that is so explanatory... /sarcasm

link me

(go to 6:30, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_56kyib-Ls for old school method of static discharge) - he doesn't have the case connected to a power outlet. but the PSU isn't installed at that time. However even at the end he doesn't ground it.

 

[SnowFox]

(go to 6:30, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_56kyib-Ls for old school method of static discharge) - he doesn't have the case connected to a power outlet. but the PSU isn't installed at that time. However even at the end he doesn't ground it.

clearly you dont know the difference between static electricity and mains electricity.

 

[MrBrightside]

clearly you dont know the difference between static electricity and mains electricity.

What are you on about? I'm talking about static electricity here. idc about mains atm.

btw, I ruled out that the graphics card is NOT the problem. So most likely a mobo issue. I can quickly press an option to boot to the BIOS, but then a split second after, those lines reappear.

 

[ohexploitable]

pc professional does not equate to electrician

 

[ohexploitable]

(go to 6:30, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_56kyib-Ls for old school method of static discharge) - he doesn't have the case connected to a power outlet. but the PSU isn't installed at that time. However even at the end he doesn't ground it.

he's doing it wrong, he's not grounding himself at all

 

[SnowFox]

What are you on about? I'm talking about static electricity here. idc about mains atm.

btw, I ruled out that the graphics card is NOT the problem. So most likely a mobo issue. I can quickly press an option to boot to the BIOS, but then a split second after, those lines reappear.

Mate.

Even with the PSU plugged in or not, ~YOU~ are still going to be statically charged.

The PSU should be turned off and unplugged due to safety reasons, not for discharging the thing.

 

[MrBrightside]

he's doing it wrong, he's not grounding himself at all

Guess he was just lucky then. My friend also didn't use any form of grounding and had no problems what so ever. I guess it's just a gamble then. But I wouldn't risk it.

 

[MrBrightside]

Mate.

Even with the PSU plugged in or not, ~YOU~ are still going to be statically charged.

The PSU should be turned off and unplugged due to safety reasons, not for discharging the thing.

The site said it was safe to do so, provided that the PSU has an I/O switch to turn off the power, but retain grounding capabilities.

 

[MrBrightside]

pc professional does not equate to electrician

yeah but c'mon, he's been building PCs for prob 20 years, surely he would of stumbled upon correct procedures to eliminate static damage.

 

[SnowFox]

The site said it was safe to do so, provided that the PSU has an I/O switch to turn off the power, but retain grounding capabilities.

Qualified IT Technician vs a website.

Ho Hum, i wonder who to listen to.

Please tell me you have something other then a SHAW PSU.

 

[ohexploitable]

i've never ever done anything to purposely ground myself either

because really the chances of damage due to ESD are very very slim and i just can't be fucking bothered

 

[MrBrightside]

you need to try to isolate the problem, disconnect everything you don't need e.g. HDD, ODD.
only use one ram stick
use integrated graphics (if applicable)

then report back

Okay after doing all this (and disconnected audio and USB cables, as well as SSD) a message appeared and said. "Loading OS, failure to load OS, please insert a HDD/SSD" So maybe it could be a SSD or HDD error?

 

[MrBrightside]

Qualified IT Technician vs a website.

Ho Hum, i wonder who to listen to.

Please tell me you have something other then a SHAW PSU.

So what do you recommend me to do? to remain static safe for my PC?

 

[cheezcake]

Okay after doing all this (and disconnected audio and USB cables, as well as SSD) a message appeared and said. "Loading OS, failure to load OS, please insert a HDD/SSD" So maybe it could be a SSD or HDD error?

LOL you're fucking fine, get a goddamn OS, seems like one of those components you dc'ed were at fault