Re: [PLUG] Computer 'allergic' to static discharge

[Eric Hidle <junkmail@ie-ap.org>]

You have a grounding problem. Your PC chassis has probably developed a 
high-impedance connection to ground, so any kind of discharge is going 
to cause it to freak out. You might open up the chassis and 
loosen/retighten the motherboard screws, power supply screws (that hold 
it to the chassis), and exercise any switches/buttons on the power 
supply. It could also be that the ground connection in your outlet has 
developed a significant impedance.

Try this too - run an extension cord to the output in your other office 
(with the linoleum floor) and see if the problem goes away.
E

Edmund Goppelt wrote:

> I know this is off-topic, but I'm hoping someone here can help me with
> a hardware problem that is driving me crazy.  Overnight it appears, my
> main work station has developed an allergy to static discharge.
>
> Even something as trivial as brushing against the computer--much less
> inserting a DVD--causes it to either freeze or reboot.
>
> Can someone suggest a reason why this is happening and what I can do
> about it?
>
> The computer has a Cooler Master case made out of aluminium.
>
> It did not have this problem in the past.
>
> Here's another mystery.  If I move the computer to my other office
> which has linoleum (as opposed to laminate flooring), I can touch it
> all I want.  No static discharges, no crashes.
>
> One other piece of hopefully relevant info: I wear rubber soled shoes.
>
> Thanks in advance for any light you can shed on this very annoying
> problem.
>
>  

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