Don't think that can happen. I think the outer metal casing is grounded. Touching it to the socket's surrounding metal piece simply discharges it wherever it's grounded iirc.
Possible ESD Damage to the Motherboard
Hi everyone,
I'm afraid the worst has just came. The story begins when I tried to plug in a USB cord or a flash drive and my whole computer would just restart at the moment the metal comes in contact. I believe the reason is that I had too much static electricity on me. It happened several times and later the USB port that was constantly being used is giving errors. Is there any chance that I can damage the motherboard this way? I'm really concerned as my video card is potentially being damaged. Other thread is here. Before anyone says anything, this is not a double post, I cannot isolate down the issue yet and there seem to be a possibly damage to the mobo. Thanks in advance.
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I'm afraid the worst has just came. The story begins when I tried to plug in a USB cord or a flash drive and my whole computer would just restart at the moment the metal comes in contact. I believe the reason is that I had too much static electricity on me. It happened several times and later the USB port that was constantly being used is giving errors. Is there any chance that I can damage the motherboard this way? I'm really concerned as my video card is potentially being damaged. Other thread is here. Before anyone says anything, this is not a double post, I cannot isolate down the issue yet and there seem to be a possibly damage to the mobo. Thanks in advance.
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Good to hear from someone who shares the same experience, in my case, the screen just goes blank and the computer restarts completely. However, I think my video card is damaged, you can refer to it in the link. Any ideas?
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Originally Posted by Emmanuel Hey I can feel your pain, once I shorted a USB port with a paperclip by accident and the whole computer froze. The motherboard seemed to be fine, but to be sure I RMAed it and luckily all my components were fine. Usually components such as the CPU, GPU etc should be isolated from the USB 12v circuit, so your other components should be fine. But again, only time will tell and it's horrible having to wait! As for the motherboard, there is a great chance that it got damaged, especially if you're experiencing problems with your USB ports, I say go for an RMA if you can. |
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USBs run on 5v.
Originally Posted by Emmanuel Hey I can feel your pain, once I shorted a USB port with a paperclip by accident and the whole computer froze. The motherboard seemed to be fine, but to be sure I RMAed it and luckily all my components were fine. Usually components such as the CPU, GPU etc should be isolated from the USB 12v circuit, so your other components should be fine. But again, only time will tell and it's horrible having to wait! As for the motherboard, there is a great chance that it got damaged, especially if you're experiencing problems with your USB ports, I say go for an RMA if you can. You'll feel a lot more comfortable once you have your new motherboard and if problems occur, at least you'll be able to rule out the motherboard already. |
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