[ubuntu-my] Mystery at the office, slightly off-topic

[Umarzuki Mochlis]

2009/10/27 ApOgEE <jerungkun at gmail.com>

> Dear Umarzuki,
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 8:56 AM, Umarzuki Mochlis <umarzuki at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I had this mystery that happened to one of the PC at my workplace. This PC
>> alone, not other PCs.
>>
>> When somebody touches the partition of the place where the PC was placed,
>> it shuts down immediately without hassle. I wouldn't regard this as a
>> convenient since this PC belongs to a HR staff. What happened if this person
>> is working on my paycheck and the computer shuts down? Major inconvenient
>> isn't it?
>>
>> The thing is, it is only happened when somebody touches the partition
>> abruptly, not gently.
>>
>> A thing to note; there's a lot of static charges around my workplace. When
>> you touch somebody for the first time, say, a handshake, a pop sound would
>> come out.
>>
>> This PC runs Ubuntu 8.04 if that makes any difference, even though I doubt
>> it would.
>>
>> Anyone ever accountered the same problem or have any idea how I could
>> prevent this?
>>
>>
> You should inspect deeply on how should the PC shuts down. I suspect, it
> may due to improper wiring of those partition area. To reduce static
> charges, you should do proper grounding. Be aware that strong static charges
> may also harm your electronics and computers. It doesn't matter whether you
> install Ubuntu or any other operating system. If those area always have
> supply problem, you may have to consider using backup battery to ensure that
> a short disconnection of power wouldn't shutdown your computer immediately.
>
>
Thanks for the feedback,

The grounding is always my prime suspect but the lack of expertise in
electrical prevents me from doing anything about it.

How do I  ensure at least that partition would be grounded from these
statics?


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Umarzuki Mochlis
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