I finally did

Lost User

Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:

I am so looking forward to popping this cherry.

:wtf:

Ennis Ray Lynch Jr

I suppose I am set in my ways. Anything more than the few simple ones :), :(, and :p are really beyond me.

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Jorgen Sigvardsson

I had a similar phone call the other day. A customer called me and said "The Login button doesn't show anymore. It disappeared after the thunderstorm!". :~

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Jorgen Sigvardsson

What? You don't like cherries? :rolleyes:

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Christopher Duncan

Judah Himango wrote:

IIRC, most machines made within the last few years will be able to run Vista.

I think he meant at speeds that exceed the performance of a 2400 buad modem. :)

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Graham Shanks

Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:

The specs are lame

That depends on your viewpoint. In terms of the bragging that often goes on in the lounge ;) then you're probably correct. In terms of the vast majority of people here then we can only dream of such a system :^) Graham

Lost User

All it takes is for you to touch the case before doing anything and that leaves you pretty well covered. Some people with dry skin for example have lots of problems so there is luck invovled. Elaine :rose:

The tigress is here :-D

Graham Bradshaw

Wearing a nylon shirt and stroking a cat just before doing the work is a bad idea too... (of course, some would say wearing a nylon shirt at any time is a bad idea)

Lost User

The kind he was saying means he has dirtyness in his mind.

J Dunlap

David Kentley wrote:

The biggest precaution I take is that, when possible I leave the PC plugged in while I mess with it so that the chasis is grounded.

With ATX power supplies you have to make sure you've got the switch on the power supply flipped off if you have it plugged in. Otherwise, there is power to the mainboard and possibly some other components as well.

realJSOP

Back in the day, I once added a CP/M 80-column card to an Apple IIe - while the computer was powered on. I got lucky and nothing bad happened. More on-topic: I've been messing around wit computer innards since 1979, and I've never destroyed anything as a result of static electricity, and that even includes the days when you added memory one chip at a time. -- modified at 12:59 Wednesday 2nd August, 2006

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Jorgen Sigvardsson

I don't think he was referring to virgin women. It's just an expression, which means different things in different contexts. :)

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realJSOP

Yup, that's what I do, along with not pushing my luck (I handle all cards by their non-conductive edges).

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realJSOP

Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:

With any luck it may actually be able to run windows vista when it is released. (BTW, I got all my software dirt cheap and legally!)

According to all the rumors, the components you've listed are sufficient. I have two power supplies in my system - one (450 watt) for components that have rotating assemblies, and a 500 watt for the motherboard and video card. If you get a big enough case, you can do that too if you're worried about power.

"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

Jorgen Sigvardsson

80 Column card. Is that ancient for graphics card? :-D

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Jorgen Sigvardsson

:omg: almost a kilowatt!? Does your light flicker when you turn it on? :) What kind of monster do you have?

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Dan Neely

Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:

80 Column card. Is that ancient for graphics card?

It is if by 'graphics' you mean 'smaller letters'. :)

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Judah Gabriel Himango

lol...well, I'll grant you that if you're trying to run it will all the bells and whistles turned on. :)

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Member 96

Yeah I agree, I've been messing with chips and computers as a hobby since at least as long as you and professionally for many years and I've never seen a card or component fried by static. I think it was probably a bigger worry back in the 8080 days than it is now. In various computer service shops I've seen many memory chips and components that are taken for spare parts heaped in boxes without esd bags and never seen a bad one as a result either. We even used to take hard drives that had died and threw them in a freezer for a few hours to recover data off of them.