Clean your hand and dry them thoroughly. Don't touch anything but the sides of the RAM, do not touch the chips. Now, touch the power supply with one hand and start inserting the RAM with the other. The grounding bracelet comes highly recommended. But, if it is an immediate fix you are looking for, touching the power supply is good enough grounding for quick installations. > >When installing RAM or doing anything inside the computer or touching >computer card I would definately use the grounding bracelet. I do not know >how to reduce the static electricity. Peace,• Alexis Vincent Aiosa http://www.loop.com/~avaiosa mailto:avaiosa@... or aiosa9@... My website is featured prominently at: http://www.beatnik.com Click on "Sonified Showcases" and scroll to "Homesteaders".