[resolved] electrostatic discharge

vicshaw · 11-07-2004, 06:58 AM

Please will someone tell mewhich hardware components are most vulnerable to electrostatic discharge. Would I be right if monitor and processor and psu are very vulnerable? I am trying to get my head around this ESD!

CTSNKY · 11-07-2004, 07:05 AM

Pretty much ALL components are susceptible to ESD damage, if you are not careful, vic. The CPU/motherboard are probably the most "damage-able".

Wear a strap, touch wood, anything to be sure your socks aren't gonna give your uit a little 'love sting'.

vicshaw · 11-07-2004, 07:13 AM

thankyou!

would u say these are vulnerable to esd and which one is the mostv ulnerable please/?

sound card
data drave
ad-rw
floppy
network card
hard disk
psu

CTSNKY · 11-07-2004, 07:19 AM

Oh, I'd say opinions may differ on this, but for this list....

sound card
network card
(same level)

hard disk
data drave (drive?)
ad-rw (CD-RW?)
floppy

psu

vicshaw · 11-07-2004, 07:25 AM

oh wow thankyou very much, have just been researching about it on the net and i now feel really dumb, have discovered esd affects components which are made from nonconductive materials.
And then I realised I made all those mistakes in my post!!

11-07-2004, 06:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
vicshaw Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 8 OS: win98	electrostatic discharge Please will someone tell mewhich hardware components are most vulnerable to electrostatic discharge. Would I be right if monitor and processor and psu are very vulnerable? I am trying to get my head around this ESD!

11-07-2004, 07:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
CTSNKY Knower of all that is MS Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 10,755 OS: (multiple machines) 95, 98, 2K & XP Home & Pro	Pretty much ALL components are susceptible to ESD damage, if you are not careful, vic. The CPU/motherboard are probably the most "damage-able". Wear a strap, touch wood, anything to be sure your socks aren't gonna give your uit a little 'love sting'. __________________ GO BIG BLUE!!

11-07-2004, 07:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
CTSNKY Knower of all that is MS Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 10,755 OS: (multiple machines) 95, 98, 2K & XP Home & Pro	Oh, I'd say opinions may differ on this, but for this list.... sound card network card (same level) hard disk data drave (drive?) ad-rw (CD-RW?) floppy psu __________________ GO BIG BLUE!!

11-07-2004, 07:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
vicshaw Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 8 OS: win98	thankyou! would u say these are vulnerable to esd and which one is the mostv ulnerable please/? sound card data drave ad-rw floppy network card hard disk psu

11-07-2004, 07:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
vicshaw Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 8 OS: win98	oh wow thankyou very much, have just been researching about it on the net and i now feel really dumb, have discovered esd affects components which are made from nonconductive materials. And then I realised I made all those mistakes in my post!!