[CentOS] OT: high static in server room

Tue Jun 14 18:19:15 UTC 2011
Robert Heller <heller at deepsoft.com>

At Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:31:02 +0100 CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote:

> 
> On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 4:39 PM, Fajar Priyanto <fajarpri at arinet.org> wrote:
> > Hi guys,
> > Sorry for the OT.
> > For the last couple of weeks I notice that the static in my server
> > room is worrisomely noticeable.
> > I cannot see what may be causing it....
> > Care to share some of your experience what may be the cause and the remedy?
> 
> We used to have real problems. If you walked across the floor and
> reached towards
> our mini it would spontaneously reboot. Not fun. We initially treated
> the carpet with
> an antistatic spray but ended up installing anti-static carpet tiles

Carpets are generally contra-indicated with ANY sort of computer
equipment.  Ideal floor: your basic institutional linoleum tiles.  Yes,
it is ugly, but...

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