Machine Rounded floppy and SCSI cables now on sale at Highspeed PC . Go pick up yours here . Actually, more than some as you would call generic stuff.
Static electricity can kill anything with a chip on it without leaving any trace.
And obviously the RAM was in an anti-static bag. Maybe a little scenic, but they have good reasons for that. Also, the Mushkin name on it means lifetime warranty and free replacement. Personally I never had to return any RAM to Mushkin, but it s also highly unlikely that a working stick will stop working for anything else than you stepping on it with a boot or something like that. We ll get to more of this while testing.