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<blockquote data-quote="Aztech" data-source="post: 670057" data-attributes="member: 57469"><p>So let me get this straight, u shoved the 'headphone' plug from your headset into a USB port, just to check, what type of connector was this...</p><p></p><p>If its a USB headset, iv not a clue...</p><p></p><p>If it was a 3.5mm Jack then i might have a clue... a while ago a friend of mine did something similar (shoved a USB stick in the wrong way up... eh who new)... and then the computer wouldnt boot, or do anything other than pretent do be a paperweight...</p><p></p><p>Turned out then when he'd stuck the connector in, it had bent one of the pin's inside the USB port up and it was in contact with the outer area of the USB socket, causing a short i guess... As soon as id straightened this out, turned it on and it was fine...</p><p></p><p>Take a look in the USB socket u shoved your connector into, make sure all the pins are lying flat on the plastic guide (sorta compare it against the other USB sockets).... other than that im kinda drawing a blank, never heard of a headphone killing a computer before, unless it was plugged into the mains at the other end !</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aztech, post: 670057, member: 57469"] So let me get this straight, u shoved the 'headphone' plug from your headset into a USB port, just to check, what type of connector was this... If its a USB headset, iv not a clue... If it was a 3.5mm Jack then i might have a clue... a while ago a friend of mine did something similar (shoved a USB stick in the wrong way up... eh who new)... and then the computer wouldnt boot, or do anything other than pretent do be a paperweight... Turned out then when he'd stuck the connector in, it had bent one of the pin's inside the USB port up and it was in contact with the outer area of the USB socket, causing a short i guess... As soon as id straightened this out, turned it on and it was fine... Take a look in the USB socket u shoved your connector into, make sure all the pins are lying flat on the plastic guide (sorta compare it against the other USB sockets).... other than that im kinda drawing a blank, never heard of a headphone killing a computer before, unless it was plugged into the mains at the other end ! [/QUOTE]
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