But then on the other hand....
You may have to disconnect everything just so you can get into the
(case) easier and not worry about it.... 
I have replaced 100000 + RAM sticks and so far (knock on wood) never had
ESD problems or otherwise... however it is easier when you just have the
case with no nothing in your way to place the sticks properly without
having them get all katywompus and so forth.... you know what I mean?
thanks

Philip Fooks, 
SIEMENS Business Services Inc. 
Custom Support Engineer, Intel Corp.
(253) 371-8003 Desk 
(877) 396-8042 Pager 
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Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 2:34 PM
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Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Fw: Adding memory...

On the other hand - leaving the power cord connected will, in some
cases,
allow power to be supplied to the motherboard.  I would recommend that
you
do disconnect the power cord from the case before installing the memory.
This will insure that you do not have any power at all running through
the
motherboard.  Everything else can stay connected :)

Tony Mayer
Sysop
The Magic FunHouse BBS
http://bbs.magicom.net


>  In particular, leaving the power cord connected will provide a ground
for
>the case/frame, which you should touch before handling the memory.
This is
>a simple way to reduce the risk of damage from static electrical
discharge,
>which components like RAM can't handle.
>
>  The new RAM should look very similar to some that's already present
in the
>same area.  If naything, err on the side of caution -- if it doesn't
fit
>fairly easily, it may not be the correct type of RAM for your system.
>Double check before forcing it.
>
>David Gillett

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