Cheap rubber mat ie autozone and goto any shop and by an antistatic  
wrist guard either connect to an external piece of metal or on the  
side of the case

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On Nov 29, 2008, at 9:06 PM, Tom Waddell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> This will be my first build from the ground up. Have been upgrading  
> PC's for 10 years, even changing out MBs. Moved a working MB once  
> into a new case and it never worked after that. Maine question now  
> is controling static charge. Worked as an electronics tech for 12  
> years before I retired. We worked on static discharge bench and  
> floor mats. How can I create something similar at home?
>
> Natural fibers produce less static charge than synthetic fibers.  
> Thinking of laying a wool blanket on my bench top and one on the  
> floor, connected together with aligator clips. Floor blanket will be  
> connected with a clip and wire to the ground lug on an outlet. Have  
> a wrist strap connected to the case frame with a clip. Overkill? Any  
> thoughts?
>
> Order of build. Put MB into case, add memory, CPU, PS, HD, DVD drive  
> and monitor. Power up and load OS, then add (one at a time) video  
> card, (MB has built in one), card reader, TV card, nick card and  
> printer/scanner. Installing each one at a time allows me to know  
> which component caused my system to crash. Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
>
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