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Why does my PC sometimes power down when I shock myself on my desk?
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Mar 15, 202611677 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I've always been cursed with the ability to develop a static charge very easily. It's never caused problems just sitting at my keyboard before. (I always discharge before I get inside to tinker) My system recently started shutting down when I come back to my desk and discharge a shock on my keyboar…
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Static discharge can cause a short which will trigger your power supply to automatically flip off. If you are getting a lot of static in your environment, you may want to think about getting a humidifier. We had to do that for our old office. We wer…
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