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Old 09-09-2008, 01:45 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Hi...my frnds usb port is giving electric shock(not high)...wats the problem...
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is ur pc properly grounded(earthed)???
that might cause the prob!
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Then every metallic part of your computer will be giving a shock.
Reason-No or faulty earthing.
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Yeah.. most likely there is no proper earthing in the power supply. Rectify it quickly, else it might damage the HDD and other internal components...!
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Hi...my frnds usb port is giving electric shock(not high)...wats the problem...
whats ur mobo dude ?? i had a simtronnics mobo which used to do that cos of that i lost one kingston 4Gb USB
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whats ur mobo dude ?? i had a simtronnics mobo which used to do that cos of that i lost one kingston 4Gb USB
MSI.....& its not mine my frnd has...i think earthing is not a problem bcoz if it is then
the monitor screen will also give a shock which is not so in this case...
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