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Old 04-14-2002, 02:53 PM   #220
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Asprague is giving some great advice there. One thing, just make sure any friend that helps you REALLY knows whats he's doing.
A friend of mine learned that the hard way. He mailed his God-daughter a PC, and her nieghbour put it together.

Old school thought was to leave the PC power supply plugged in (with power off) to act as a ground for static electricity. But newer power supplies still send power to the motherboard even when power is off. So in short, he fried EVERYTHING.

Just make sure you get help from someone who knows what he's doing, and not just showing off.

BTW: I said it was EASY, as easy as driving a sports car over 140 MPH! I didn't mean it was SIMPLE... there's a big difference. It is VERY time consuming. Especially when done right. Take your time.
Bob

"When you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

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