How much damage can static do?

[Greg]

How much damage could static electricity on your hands do to a motherboard?

 

[Apokalipse]

it can render the motherboard useless, unless you can somehow replace the dead part(s)

 

[Greg]

what would it take to do this, if you were building a computer?

 

[uzi9mm]

If you run around on a wool carpet wearing socks then touch any components on your computer. Or if your working on your computer with the case open with it on a carpet.

 

[EricB]

or do it like my neighbor. she touch the mobo after doing somebody hair and she has carpet. she fried the caps and resistors

 

[jerry5739]

how would u reccomend putting in a mobo if u dont have a wrist strap or a anti static mat...i've heard u can ground yourself out by touching the Power supply but that is a pain doing everything with one hand.... any suggestions

 

[fuzzy_one]

You don't have to hold on to the PS, I keep the grounded power cord plugged into the power supply this keeps the case grounded. Then you need oly make contact with the carrige of the case to discharge static.

 

[EricB]

once touch the case, your static discharge to ground. you can then to let it go and unplug your cord after you touch it, because the computer is still on a lttile bit