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I noticed my laptop randomly makes a small popping sound maybe 1-2 times a day whether I'm doing something or not. It's fresh out of the box only about a year old and I make sure to at least clear any dust or debris from the bottom of the laptop and the surrounding area. I haven't noticed any...

Ty, I don't completely understand the factors that go into grounding, but I'll look it up and come back to ask if I still don't get it.

Gotcha, thanks. I was also wondering if it might be a good idea to use a small layer of scotch tape underneath the foam to let it stay on the bottom plate. Will this interfere with sound dampening if any/does it have any issues with ESD?

I think the material might likely be EVA foam, since my sister said that it was used for cosplay from a friend. The texture does look similar. If this is likely to the case, is 4mm generally too thick for padding? Is it bad if the foam were to make contact with the PCB, or is this ok? When...

I noticed that cutting off a piece and rubbing it over a carpet did not attract pieces of hair at all, but if I rubbed the whole roll of foam over carpet and dropped pieces of hair close to it, the hair will fly towards the roll. It will not however pick up hair like a magnet by just getting...

Gotcha, so if it does not build up those electrons that would mean it's electrically conductive right? Wouldn't this be what I don't want, or is what I was told incorrect about electrical conductivity being bad? Is the risk of ESD worse? I believe the baseplate of the HyperX Alloy Origins is...

So it would be a good thing that my foam might be electrically conductive so that it doesn't have any ESD? I thought it was bad for it to be electrically conductive if it had added metal? Would it be better if the foam had more electrical conductivity, or less prone to having a static discharge?

Thanks, I'm not too informed about what makes a surface 'grounded.' The keyboard is wired and is on a wooden table. What exactly would make the keyboard 'grounded?' Even if the foam was slightly conductive, you're saying it would not be much of an issue?

It's pretty rigid and doesn't really make any noise if I press it with my fingers, just soft pressing noises. It doesn't seem to tear apart easily or come out in little pieces, it is definitely some type of foam but I don't know what and if it's ok to use for keyboard dampening. How would I know...

I see, if it was EVA foam it would not be electrically conductive and therefore fine to use?

I found this 4mm thick foam in my room that I could potentially use for dampening my HyperX Alloy Origins but I'm not sure what kind of material it is or if it's appropriate for the task. I just know that if the foam is not electrically conductive, it would work. Imgur: The magic of the...

I see, so the logo is lit up by the screen itself. Thanks!

I'm using the Aorus 15P XD laptop. I know closing my laptop lid will turn the backlit logo light off, so I'm not sure if it's a separate LED or by the screen itself. Do MacBooks have a separate LED?

Thank you, I just worry it might mess with any working drivers and throttle my laptop since it's from AORUS and might not handle such driver updates too well. I'm wondering if these updates are not obtainable by checking myself manually through Windows optional updates and are exclusively done...

I see, though would you know what exactly it changes or where it gets these 'updates' from? Is it just the optional updates you would find in the "Windows Update" tab and you can just go there and install those updates yourself if everything else is working fine? I just want to do this install...