The capacitors in the PSU can hold a charge,
for the rest you stand more chance of damaging the PC than yourself if you fiddle while running, and usually not even that. I've not actually killed on since I forced the power supply from a 286 onto a 386 mobo as then plug styles were 'close enough'. lots of magic smoke escaped but no one was hurt.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:44, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

All this egg-sucking instruction
over a passage that amused me.
( Kroney, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:46, Reply)

Well, you youing'uns need telling
innit?
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:47, Reply)

I just wanted to join in with the big boys
so I looked like less of a pathetic arty person and more of a techy.
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 12:49, Reply)