On Tue, Oct 08, 2013 at 12:04:33PM -0400, Chris Knadle wrote: > the backplate of the case is removable, then that's fine. Occasionally I > hear > of people booting their motherboard on an antistatic bag or on top of the box > that the motherboard came in, but I generally try not to do that.
This is the worst thing you can do. Antistatic bags are basically farraday cages: they're conductive! Don't start up on one; it can short out the board. Chris is right, generally, keep it in the case unless you like living dangerously.
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