Ok...I will soon be exchanging a motherboard. I've done ram before and the occasional (yeah, right--live every 6 mos.) video card upgrade. I've even attempted installing a new hard drive. I've always been leery of the motherboard. It seems like a tougher job, but I will attempt it.
I need to ground myself when messing with stuff, right? Don't mean to sound like a newbie (well, maybe I am) at installing hardware, but I've never installed so much at once (mobo, ram, graphics card, chip, fan etc). So what's the easiest way to prevent static electricity from screwing something up?
Also, any general advice for this surgery I'm about to perform on my rig?
ZM
I need to ground myself when messing with stuff, right? Don't mean to sound like a newbie (well, maybe I am) at installing hardware, but I've never installed so much at once (mobo, ram, graphics card, chip, fan etc). So what's the easiest way to prevent static electricity from screwing something up?
Also, any general advice for this surgery I'm about to perform on my rig?
ZM