Well, for that matter new to messing with computers pretty much at all. my extent of computer work up to this point is replacing RAM in my laptop. But I've gotten more into wanting to build/repair computers as a hobby, and hope to eventually make it a profession. I would love to build custom stuff to sell.
Right now I've got an old dell Optiplex GX240 that I acquired and I've been buying used parts for cheap just to see if I could learn a little something, and hopefully get this computer working. It came basically just a shell, with PSU, Mobo and case.
one thing I'm not too sure about is grounding, this basic toolkit I bought a while back came with one of those grounding wrist strap. I've read other people on here saying that you don't really need one and just to ground yourself every now and then. But honestly I want to take every procaution I can while working to make sure to not damage anything. My question for that is basically where do i clip it to ground me? is it ok to just clip it on a part of the case or what?
And also are there any websites you guys would reccomend a beginner to read up on building/repairing and whatnot? My apologies for the long post guys, and I appreciate the help in advance.
Right now I've got an old dell Optiplex GX240 that I acquired and I've been buying used parts for cheap just to see if I could learn a little something, and hopefully get this computer working. It came basically just a shell, with PSU, Mobo and case.
one thing I'm not too sure about is grounding, this basic toolkit I bought a while back came with one of those grounding wrist strap. I've read other people on here saying that you don't really need one and just to ground yourself every now and then. But honestly I want to take every procaution I can while working to make sure to not damage anything. My question for that is basically where do i clip it to ground me? is it ok to just clip it on a part of the case or what?
And also are there any websites you guys would reccomend a beginner to read up on building/repairing and whatnot? My apologies for the long post guys, and I appreciate the help in advance.