[SOLVED] Accidently touched the back of my motherboard, did I damage anything ?

Nov 13, 2019
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Hi there!

Yesterday while troubleshooting my PC I happened to touch the back of my motherboard, it was the rear portion of an empty RAM slot behind the motherboard (part which is soldered to the board). The PC was turned off and power cable unplugged when it happened, however I felt a very subtle shock on my finger, I doubt this was static since I grounded myself before touching anything, and it certainly didn't feel like static. My PC works perfectly and passes a 30 minute AIDA64 test, I'd just like to know if I damaged anything.

Cheers!
 
Solution
Highly unlikely. More probable what you felt was a sharp solder point. While it's recommended that you avoid touching the underside of PCB boards, the random, unintentional touch isn't likely to do any damage.

-Wolf sends