For static to exist you need to be in a very low humidity environment.
The amount of static electricity necessary to damage most modern
electronics is pretty severe and noticeable. The equipment in question
would also be grounded for the discharge to do damage. Tapping the
power supply on your
Well, if you were not properly grounded during all this, then yes, you
probably fried the daughterboard by means of ESD (electro-static discharge).
By properly grounded, I mean using an anti-static wrist strap with one end
connected to the computer. Placing the RAM card near or on styrofoam or
pla
