I'm not saying that you shouldn't ground
your computer, but, most of
the times static causes a problem,
grounding probably wouldn't help.
When you get all charged up with static
electricity, you typically touch the
mouse, keyboard and those, in today's
plastic age, do not have grounded
(metal) cases. This could destroy the
keyboard or mouse itself, but can
also destroy the ports on the motherboard.

wrote:
m Ransley wrote:

Im only worried about the equipment for things like static charge and
surges, so what can happen.


grounding helps prevent static charge damage, computers are highly
sensitive to this.

walk across room in dry weather on say carpet, touch computer feel
shock....

ungrounded shock can and will damage computer. maybe not stop it just
slow its operations permanetely. besides the hazard if the case gets
electrically hot that can kill.

ground the computer properly