Quote Originally Posted by skids72
For voltage sensing, your meter will be safe but if measuring resistance/impedence (ohm-meter mode) you can damage components...

I believe this is true for both DVM and the old analog style.
not true at all, a DVOM will put out less than 1v output in OHM mode, not enough to damage anything. checking a computer circut for resistance makes no sense anyway, volt testing is all that makes sense in a computer circut.