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ok, so.. when i try to plug in an usb hub into my motherboard, i see
electrical sparks, like the whole backpanel of my motherboard is electrified i'd like to know how to fix this, and is it in any way dangerous for the motherboard/pc components and the hub as well? mb is asus k8v-mx sound and video integrated |
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im not sure what you mean izzy but i got this info off the
powersupply sticker.. Frontier Tech Inc. MAX OUTPUT 400W input output 115VAC +12V 18A MAX 10A +5V 40A MAX 60Hz 230VAC +3.3V 28A MAX 5A MAX -5V 0.5A MAX 50Hz -12V 0.5A MAX +5V/SB 1.5A MAX whatever that means, as i said mb is asus k8v-mx sound and video integrated and cpu is sempron 2600+ |
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Sparks were coming from the USB port/connector?! Thats very strange, never heard of this happening, as its quite unusual for a 5v current to do that unless there's an electrical fault.
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never heard of it, what is ur comp specs and how many watts was ur psu.
i reckon its ur psu. u shud get a descent one once and for all, which wil depend on ur system specs and if u want to upgrade in the future
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sempron 2600+ on asus k8v-mx with 512mb DDR400
400W MAX is the psu and 2 hdds, 80 and 120gb Maxtor 1 dvd nec 1 cdrw lg thats about it, sound and video integrated surely not a highend mashine, i use it mostly for emule, so the pc is on 24/7 Last edited by forca1; 17-07-2006 at 05:42 PM.. |
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It could be that something isn't grounded, I know with my PSU you have to connect a grounding wire to the case but with others the SU grounds itself when it's screwed in.
I agree with Addis, it's very strange coming from a USB Connection as they do only use 5V. (And izzy there can be USB Connections on the back of the motherboard you know) What I'd do is try a multi-meter on various parts of the case to make sure the case isn't shorting something somewhere.
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i dont have a multi-meter matt555
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I was referring to a small cable that comes form the PSU (inside the case) and screws into an mpty screw hole to ground the PSU's, most PSU's have this built in so when the PSU is screwed in it is grounded but the manufacturers of my PSU must have been smoking some strange substances the day they designed my one as that cable isn't neccessary.
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this is wat i sed: 'no front the back plate of the mobo'
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