It may have just been static electricity, not a grounding problem.
If you are using the 3 prong cord that came with the PC, have verified grounded outlets, a verified grounded surge protector power strip and you are plugging the PC and the broadband modem into the same strip then everything is grounded.
There is nothing internal to the PC that would not be grounded as long as the grouunding mentioned above is (verified) OK.
Get an AC power "tester" (a small device that will plug into the AC power outlet and has lights to tell you if it's grounded (and correctly) and that the "hot" and "neutral" wiring is correct on the AC receptacle. The testers are under $10 at places such as Home Depot or Lowes.
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It may have just been static electricity, not a grounding problem.
If you are using the 3 prong cord that came with the PC, have verified grounded outlets, a verified grounded surge protector power strip and you are plugging the PC and the broadband modem into the same strip then everything is grounded.
There is nothing internal to the PC that would not be grounded as long as the grouunding mentioned above is (verified) OK.
Get an AC power "tester" (a small device that will plug into the AC power outlet and has lights to tell you if it's grounded (and correctly) and that the "hot" and "neutral" wiring is correct on the AC receptacle. The testers are under $10 at places such as Home Depot or Lowes.