My pc screen came with a ground cable, but I don’t have where to plug it?

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1. leave it off. nothing will happen.

2. This is where to plug the green cable.
   In my case the socket with ground is far away from my PC, so I had to buy a cable and just extend that green wire to wherever the socket with ground plug are.

   Usually the most obvious effect of not grounding your PSU would be a buzzing noise in your audio.
   Static electricity usually won’t immediatelly damage components though. Some people said it might affect the long term life of it, but then one of my PC in home country is never grounded and still working fine.

   I personally still ground them mainly because the audio. Also I hate getting minor shock from my metal keyboard.

   https://preview.redd.it/ps8ev1zmwjqb1.png?width=311&format=png&auto=webp&s=19385f134b5419450ca3f424a2a5ec65ab0b3a9a

3. Not mandatory. Haven’t used a grounding wire on my PC for 16 years, never had an issue.

4. I live in a 5LDK and believe it or not, only two outlets in this entire house have ground.
   My solution is: Don’t bother.

   I don’t ground my PC or monitor cables (because I have no way to do so), and my current company and previous company don’t do it either. Too much of a bother.

   Nothing is likely to happen if you don’t.

5. There are several posts explained before, you can check [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/japanlife/comments/xpzynv/why_dont_japanese_outlets_have_a_ground_isnt_that/) and [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/japanlife/comments/14fnhdf/grounding_wire_question/) or [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/japanlife/comments/tfys1t/why_no_grounding_pins_on_electrical_appliances/).

   The short answer is actually you can just leave the ground wire hanging or cut it.

   In Japan ground/earth is mainly for high power appliances such as microwaves, refrigerators and washing machines which are close to water and has high risk of shock. If you feel unsafe then use a surge protector.

6. Cut it off.

7. Ground wire is for human protection. To short out a fault; trip a circuit breaker. It is a safety ground; not an earth ground.

   Sometimes an appliance will leak a current. Microamps. That ground wire will also bleed away that current. So that touching metal surfaces does not create a tingle.