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Case electrocuting me

Valhallatier
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Everytime if my pc is on and i touch anything metal or steel part of my case, it electrocuted me. Any way to prevent this?

and please no obvious answer like : "ERMEHGERD teching case wheil on! hah stuepoid HUEHUEHUE"

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Does it only happen when your computer is on?

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Is the outlet you're using have the proper ground/earth prong?

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say... are your pc electrocuting you when you touch them? i'm too lazy to discharge my static everytime i wanna touch my pc <_<

Does it only happen when your computer is on?

yes

Is the outlet you're using have the proper ground/earth prong?

what does that mean??? sorry ima noob

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_electricity

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Remount your motherboard. I will bet one dollar that one of those stupid metal prongs on the I/O shield has found it's way into a usb socket or similar and is shorting on the case.

 

Edit: That's if you're feeling an electric current and not a 'static shock'

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