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Another electrical hazard can occur when performing even the simplest of hardware upgrades. Static electricity can. .easier_build up, particularly if You happen to
be walking on carpet with a deep pile, and this charge can be all too easily discharged into a hardware component you are about to install when you reach inside the computer case. Before attempting any hardware operations, there are two steps that can be takento avoid damaging your computer in this way. First, the vast majority of computer hardware is supplied in antistatic bags, and components should always be stored in these until they are needed and only removed at the last moment. Second, to prevent static from discharging once you are inside the computer case, there are two possible methods.



The first -is to use an antistatic wristband. This strap needs to be worn around the wrist and the other end earthed by connecting it to exposed metal for example, the metal of a radiator or of the computer case itself, providing the computer is plugged in but switched off. Such wristbands offer ongoing protection from the danger of static, but a free alternative is to simply touch some earthed metal with your hand and continue doing so while you are working inside your computer.