Anybody else blow out their laptop with a static electric shock to the mouse, mine is connected to USB via cable ? I hate the finger pad.
I have lost the USB ports and the sound card function ! Second time its happened and Dell won`t cover this time. A system scan shows the system board is fried. BIG $$$$$`s

 

Thats one big pile of suck

 

You need to stop the build up of static. Take your sneakers or shoes off before using your laptop, put an earth strap of the mouse mat, touch a metal radiator before using the laptop, etc etc. (stop rubbing baloons on your chest to see if they will stick to the wall before using the laptop).

 

Get a wireless mouse like me.

 

Wow, I never knew static electricity can mess up a Laptop

Talking about static electricity... When I get out of my car after driving, I get a good voltage going through my fingers when I close the door. It sucks... I now close the door with my foot

 

Me too. Do you have clothe seats??? Cuz my Civic shocks the living daylights out of me!!!

 

Yup, I sure do have cloth seats!
My girlfriend's Mustang has leather seats, and I never got shocked... makes sense now lol

 

Same problem in the current mazda beater Lalo. ****es the lviing daylights out of me lol.

I close it by pushing the window

And it never ever happened with Fiona or any of the BMWs

 

Even better when you build up enough charge to see the arc

Static electricity is thousands of volts (not amps) so it can fry electical components VERY easily, and not all of it is evident right away...it can happen over time.

 

I have!
Twice I have seen the electrical arc (small though) when closing my door

 

It always seems to happen to me at gas stations, which is kinda scary....

 

I like the charge like oh say I have a video game open and say I get to close to the back of a monitor and when it his you wham shoots you a few feet and land on your ****! wake one up it does. I don't really care for Dell support dept run you through hoops and when you call most the time you are speaking to someone in India that happens to not be fluent with english, grrr so I'll never but another Dell Alian Ware oh Yah.

 

To the guys getting a shock from the car. My mustang used to do this to me as well. What you need to do is get hold of the door skin BEFORE you step onto the ground. That way the electricity earths from a "complete" circuit rather than making the leap from your finger to the metal.

 

Thanks James... will do that today!

 

I get the snot whomped out of me when I open a door into stores.

Never been stung by Ellie though. That POS Alero used to get me all the time.

 

Thanks James!
did what you told me and didnt get shocked!

 

I'll give it a shot tomorow :-p

I definately think of you all every time I exit my car and close the door now lol

 

My 06 GT gets me all the time... **** you cold dry weather! my laptop shocks me alot too i wonder if thats why its being so glitchy lately?

 

Basic physics young grasshopper. It will not shock you if it doesn't have to jump.

Obviously, do not try this whilst plugged into the cars cigarette lighter, as a 12v 25a shock will hurt.

(On my old 1964 Land Rover, while screwing the battery terminal on (under the passenger seat), I made contact with the bodywork. Bloody spanner welded itself to the bodywork (and burnt my fingers in the process))

 

Ouch!