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Posted by Emperor on Nov-01-2006 02:49:

static electricity problem

Hi there. I keep having a problem with my laptop. Everytime i get anywhere with some music it keeps shutting off . I can tell it is because of static elctricity because at the same time it shuts off i get a SHOCK. I do save often but I am wasting alot of time because of the computer dying. Does anyone know what this is from and how i can stop it?? thanks

Posted by Logout on Nov-01-2006 06:38:

Are you sure it's not from overheating? I would check that out first.

My laptop will turn off if I max the CPU for too long.

If it is static maybe look at this

http://schoolforchampions.com/science/staticcont.htm

Or google other ways to get rid of it.

Posted by Emperor on Nov-01-2006 08:19:

ya i had the overheating problem befire too its common hehe......but this is static , it is also quite common......plus i can feel the shock evertime it dies....its like i zapped it ..hehe kinda weird

Posted by Final Call on Nov-01-2006 12:20:

i think your laptop doesn't love you anymore.

Posted by Emperor on Nov-01-2006 14:19:

it never did, but i have a cat

Posted by wrzonance on Nov-01-2006 20:28:

quote:
Originally posted by Emperor
it never did, but i have a cat

quoted for posterity

Posted by wood0292 on Nov-02-2006 01:06:

I used to get static electricity so bad in the winter that I shocked myself on everything I touched. My roommate actually started his PC from a spark off of his finger before even touching the power button!

Sometimes I used to I wear ESD footstraps home from work and that way I never got a shock. This shouldn't happen if you are grounded properly(wear foot/wrist straps or don't wear socks). You must wiggle your feet around while you work on tracks and build up a charge!!

Posted by ZxZDeViLZxZ on Nov-02-2006 14:32:

could try just randomly discharging yourself on something metal or have your laptop placed on a wood desk opposed to one with lots of metalic componets

Posted by echosystm on Nov-03-2006 11:46:

Or you could wear an anti-static wrist strap!
MMMM CONVIENIENCE! :P

...Some people get a kick out of being tied to things.

Posted by ZxZDeViLZxZ on Nov-03-2006 14:18:

or tieing people to things?
fucken scatface