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static electricity

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MLO

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Dec 31, 2007
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Hi,

My wife touched her track pad on her Macbook and gave it a static shock, the screen went dark and the track stopped working. She rebooted and it worked fine. Will this cause any damage?
 
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kornyboy

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Sep 27, 2004
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It should have grounded but since it did cause the screen to go dark and the trackpad stopped working I would say that there is a possibility of it causing damage. I don't think that should happen with a correctly grounded system. Computers are usually shielded from static discharges.
 
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