Static electricity could fry your hard drive or many other parts of your computer. If your messing with the inside of your computer it is smart to get a grounding wire or something to get rid of your electricity before entering the computer.
Most often a damaged component will kill the computer but there are certainly some components that, if damaged by static electricity or something else, will slow the computer down. Which components, I could not say...
the wrist strap will prevent computer components from being damaged by static electricity.
An anti-static storage bag is a bag made of a slightly conductive material. This prevents large static charges from building up on parts placed inside the bag. These bags are typically used to protect sensitive electronics, such as computer cards, which could be damaged by static electricity.
Some types of electronics can be damaged by it, which you need to know if you're into tinkering with stuff.
static electricity is static electricity
to stay grounded and prevent static electricity from ruining components in the computer.
static electricity
static electricity
No, static electricity does not have a smell.
Static electricity constitutes of charges that are static i.e. they do not move.
electrostatic discharge
You can move things with static electricity!