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dawndawn0

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I bought an anti-static wrist strap. My case is painted black, including the metal parts. The only unpainted metal are the screws for the power supply. How should I go about this?

Also, people say that you should install your power supply, plug it in, and have it turned off in order to ground yourself. But others say that this is dangerous and that you should just clip the anti-static wrist strap to an unpainted metal part of the case. Which is it??
 
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Dude, you are overthinking this. Leave the PSU in if it's already in the case. I would recommend having it unplugged from the wall and switching the PSU to off, just so you don't accidentally turn the PC on while you're working on it. That's what I do when I work on PCs.

Beyond that, just touch a metal part of the case - painted or unpainted, it does not matter - before you start working. If you insist on using a wrist stap, hook it to one of the...
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bitwright

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Don't worry too much about static. I'm going to go ahead and guess that most people don't wear wrist straps when working on PCs. As long as you haven't been shuffling around your carpet in your socks, you should not have built up much of a static charge. Just touch something metal, like your case or a door knob, before you start working.

If you want to be super safe about it, here's a How To Geek article on the subject. It says plug the PSU into the wall, but leave the switch flipped to off.
 
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Motherboard manual says to unplug the power supply. And can I put a standoff (painted) in the power supply screw hole in the back, then screw an unpainted screw on the standoff? So I can clip the anti static strap on the screw? Have the PSU in the case while doing this or have it out?
 
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bitwright

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Dude, you are overthinking this. Leave the PSU in if it's already in the case. I would recommend having it unplugged from the wall and switching the PSU to off, just so you don't accidentally turn the PC on while you're working on it. That's what I do when I work on PCs.

Beyond that, just touch a metal part of the case - painted or unpainted, it does not matter - before you start working. If you insist on using a wrist stap, hook it to one of the flaps that the side panel hooks into or to one of the drive bays if that's easier. As long as it's metal it will ground you.
 
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