Kevin Thorpe wrote:
>>> On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 4:39 PM, Fajar Priyanto <fajarpri@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>> > Hi guys,
>>> > Sorry for the OT.
>>> > For the last couple of weeks I notice that the static in my server
>>> > room is worrisomely noticeable.
>>> > I cannot see what may be causing it....
>>> > Care to share some of your experience what may be the cause and the
>>> remedy?
>>>
>>> We used to have real problems. If you walked across the floor and
>>> reached towards our mini it would spontaneously reboot. Not fun. We
>>> initially treated the carpet with
>>> an antistatic spray but ended up installing anti-static carpet tiles
>>
>> Carpets are generally contra-indicated with ANY sort of computer
>> equipment. Ideal floor: your basic institutional linoleum tiles. Yes,
>> it is ugly, but...
>
> I know that, you know that, but the powers that be insist on carpet on the
> raised floor tiles.
Has anyone presented them with the problems with carpeting in the server
room? Doesn't have to be confrontational, just "we're having a problem
with static discharges in the server room, and one of the sources is the
carpeting. We may have to have folks wearing static-discharge anklets, or
put metal strips in to ground everything. <offhandedly>This wouldn't be an
issue if we didn't have carpeting....</offhandedly> Can we look at
solutions for this problem, that can cause shorts and servers crashing?"
mark
mark
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