Shocking USB Port!!!

[Zangetsu]

Hi...my frnds usb port is giving electric shock(not high)...wats the problem...

 

[mukherjee]

is ur pc properly grounded(earthed)???
that might cause the prob!

 

[ThinkFree]

Then every metallic part of your computer will be giving a shock.
Reason-No or faulty earthing.

 

[prasad_den]

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...!

 

[imgame2]

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

 

[Zangetsu]

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...