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Re: Static Discharge
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Doug Simmons <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Tue, 27 Feb 2001 09:18:18 -0500
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These are the classic symptoms of the power ground wire not connected all
the way from the AC power source to the case.  I've seen cases where the
ground wire from the power cable is not attached inside the case to the
power outlet ground wire not connected to earth ground.

Doug

At 2/27/01 01:52 AM, Jason Shah wrote:

>A client of mine is complaining about a static discharge from his system.
>He gets a static shock from his mouse periodically and the system reboots
>frequently. I have never heard of this, let alone troubleshot. Does
>anybody have any experiences?
>Any information is appreciated.

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