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Dangerous PCIe Installation requires Power Connected to Socket????
Hi, My install guide and install poster that came with my omni/hd native rig says leave the computer power connected to a socket while installing the pcie card. what do these people at avid want me to get shocked?
Im lost, ive never done that when installing stuff into my computer before, and my computer guy tells me its not safe to do that and that i have only had to touch metal to discharge of electricity. can someone please help? |
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Don't own omni buuuut I have always heard what ur computer guy says !!!
And possibly ur supposed to leave it connected to ensure that it has a real ground??? Could be I'm just reaching here..... Anyway u cut it - I wouldn't think u have a problem there is just like what +15 vdc on that pcie bus?? Follow the directions exactly like the avid papers say the way there are no warranty issues
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Re: Dangerous PCIe Installation requires Power Connected to Socket????
Neither the manual nor the install poster says to do that. Great, now we have a third method thrown into this mess. Wish I would have taken physics. Jesus christ all I wanna do is make music in peace.
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Re: Dangerous PCIe Installation requires Power Connected to Socket????
I'm explaining the method to use if someone states to leave the computer plugged in ( like apparently Avid did in their manual). Notice that it wasn't said to leave the computer powered on, just plugged in the outlet? That's for grounding purposes. So if you want to be sure to have good grounding without the risk of slight electrocution, you flip the switch on the psu to off, no power goes to the computer but the grounding is maintained.
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Re: Dangerous PCIe Installation requires Power Connected to Socket????
k thanks.
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Re: Dangerous PCIe Installation requires Power Connected to Socket????
grounding bracelet as in one i can buy at a computer store maybe? also, i never did this with the firewire card i installed... i just touched my metal part of my gator case i think... but the case was disconnected during the install of my firewire card... seems to be working fine... but for this card obviously i am not risking anything so i guess i am off to also verify this at a computer shop. im sure you can understand... and thanks for the help.
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Re: Dangerous PCIe Installation requires Power Connected to Socket????
I went to the best buy geek squad and they said it is NOT reccommended to have the computer connected to a socket and they dont know why the manual says it should be ....and the card remains in its box.
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Re: Dangerous PCIe Installation requires Power Connected to Socket????
I wouldn't worry to much about what a best buy sales guy will say about it, they have as much true technical expertize as my grandma use to have . You can how ever check with a real dedicated computer repair shop and they will tell you the same thing as I am now. When that flip switch is set on off, the circuit inside the PSU is not completed, so the electricity can't move out of the PSU to the computer's motherboard. Do the test yourself, put that switch on off and try to boot your computer.
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