On 07/08/2014 11:03 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote: > On Tue, 8 Jul 2014, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote: > >> On 07/08/2014 07:37 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote: >>> On Tue, 8 Jul 2014, Pete Travis wrote: >>> >>> Said predecessor was my first computer. >>> The first time I cracked its case, >>> I zapped a video card installing a new hard disk. >> >> Never install anything while PC is plugged into power socket. > > Never have. > Also, I won't stick a knife into a toaster > unless I'm holding the power plug in the same hand. > I service PC's for 14 years (professionally), and never had anything zapped. And I do not use anti-static wrists. So it is strange to hear that you had part zapped on first opening. That is all. -- Ljubomir Ljubojevic (Love is in the Air) PL Computers Serbia, Europe StarOS, Mikrotik and CentOS/RHEL/Linux consultant