As a future net admin i have had the repair classes, and do it all the time in my free time on 1 of my 8 systems. i have always hered about ESD and use a strap or toch the case to prevent it. i can sort of see how it could fry a port but curos how this actaly happens. is it just from the 1KV+ with little amps or is it just because the sudden power to a single part. i can see 1kv frying something but static has so very little amperage i think it is odd it could do something like this. would like to hear any explination, stories about esd.