I bet you're OK. If the EVO didn't come in an anti-static bag and didn't have any handling warnings, then it's safe to assume that it's pins are ESD protected. Manufacturers, especially those that are ISO9000 certified, need to maintain a certain level of quality control. An ESD control program is just one of them. If they felt the EVO needed special handling to improve the quality and reliability of the device, they most certainly would have warnings in the box or manual.
It's not like the old hard drive days where the drive's control board was just screwed onto the back of the hard drive case. If I recall correctly, all my hard drives I ever bought came in anti-static bags to protect the drive's control-board. SSD's nowadays are fully encased with only the connectors exposed. It's very easy to protect connector pins from ESD.
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nthreem :
Hi there,
Unfortunately latent damage from ESD is difficult to diagnose. To feel a static discharge, it needs to over 2000-3000V. But a lot of electronic components can be damaged well below the "I can feel it" threshold. You'll never know that the component has suffered latent ESD damage until months or years down the road when the part finally fails. That's why it's always important to wear a wrist strap when handling components such as motherboards and RAM inside your computer.
The good news is that manufacturers are getting better at designing ESD safe components that are immune to the human-body-model discharge. Whether your SSD has that protection built-in, we wouldn't know unless we ask the manufacturer. But usually you want to be safe than sorry. If your SSD came in a anti-static shield bag, then you should assume that it's ESD sensitive and should handle accordingly.
So is it likely that your dad zapped your SSD? Difficult to say, try it out and hope for the best? Did he actually touch the component pins? Or just the case around the SSD?
I found it surprising that the SSD was NOT in a antistatic bag, but I believe he merely touched the edges, not the component pins..
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