Stupid USB ports

[Toefur]

Well!

A while ago I posted that I was having trouble with my digicam/webcam; that often when I started it up... the computer randomly restarted.

So I was going angry at the stupid thing just before, trying to plug it in... (because I ripped it out because it wasnt working), and as I was trying to find the slot to put the cord into... and whoooops! The computer restarted.

I kept fiddling... it did it again.

I stopped fiddling. And it didnt restart again.

So I had a look there, and a bit more of a play around... and I noticed that the computer restarts whenever I poke at the metal bit of the connection on the computer with the plug bit...

And that... seems incredibly weird to me.

Why would it be doing that?


:confused: :cry2: :confused2

[Jan]

Is your digicam still under warranty? Sounds like you need to get that checked out.

[guitarnerd]

For some reason whenever there is a problem with USB components the computer restarts, it has happened to me a couple of times with my USB sound card, I have found if it is in use and I turn it off my computer immediatly shuts down. So just make sure your digicam isn't turned off or in use, and plug it in before you start your computer.

[Daniel]

I have 5 USB ports. :)

well 6 but ones in use.

[Rick]

If you're just nudging the USB receptical on the back of your motherboard, and that causes your computer to crash, I would strongly suspect a bad solder connection or a broken trace on the mb. You would have to remove the mb and look closely at the connections around the usb receptical... Use a magnifying glass and look for hairline cracks.