Update: Thought a RAM reseat would fix everything

Tried reseating the memory on a customer's rig that kept crashing. Now it won't even power on, and I'm stuck figuring out if I zapped something. Any tips for avoiding this kind of fail?

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rowan_murphy6mo ago

Nah, static killing parts is super overblown. I've done tons of RAM swaps on carpet in socks, never lost a board. You probably just didn't seat it all the way. That last bit of pressure is scary, but it needs to click. Double check the power cables too, maybe one got loose.

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max_park796mo ago

Once static electricity turned a simple fix into a full motherboard replacement.

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grantburns6mo ago

Ouch, that's rough! My friend zapped his motherboard with static while just cleaning his PC. He had to replace the whole board instead of a simple dusting job.

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