Macbook Pro RAM

[MarcB]

Just got myself 16gb of RAM to put in my macbook pro rather than running the 4gb that it came with.

Now i have seen a lot of mixed reviews on ESD (anti static discharge) and some people are saying i need a anti static wrist band and other saying i don't. Has anyone changed the RAM without one and just put it in ?

Any tips on how to change it ?

Cheers

 

[Panda.]

Upgraded mine and a friends on my kitchen side lol, no anti static stuff etc and that was all fine. They're really easy to change too, few screws underneath then the ram just slots out of its cradles..

 

[Ronnie R]

I work in IT, changed RAM in hundreds of machines. Never broken one

 

[AdDaMan]

I've done lots and never damaged one.
Intact I purposely tried to kill a stick with static and couldn't do it. Rubbing it on the screen of a CRT and everything. You'll be fine.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

I've built countless computers and never used a wristband (because amateur) and never had a problem.

As long as you don't go trampolining first and then rub the RAM on a woolly jumper I think you'll be fine. I used to fix Xboxes on the carpet because I didn't have a worktop at home and they were fine.

Disclaimer: This post isn't trying to disprove the static warnings.

 

[fairm010]

As above, I work in IT. I've built / worked on hundreds of machines without an ESD band. Its fine.

 

[MarcB]

Its all done and was done in under 2mins.

Took longer to get the screws off the back then it did to put the RAM in.

Now its time to start looking at a SSD

 

[jenic]

ESD tends to lead to partial damage, which can then cause premature failure of the component (if you're lucky) or worse cause an intermittent issue that you're unlikely to diagnose as a hardware fault.
Just the part appears to function correctly immediately, doesn't mean you haven't damaged it.

 

[fairm010]

While that is true, I built my current gaming machine 3 years ago with no ESD. It still functions like the day it was built today.