Computer anomaly

**Captain Jack** · February 13, 2011, 12:07 PM

Long story short this is what happened. I was surfing youtube and decided to plug my Microsoft LifeChat LX-3000 and listen to some music, but as soon as the USB on the headphone wire touched the USB port on my PC, it restarted! Does anyone know why this is happening?

Oh and btw, the headphones are near my TV if that helps.

**Ishan** · February 13, 2011, 01:14 PM

Did you get a BSOD looks like a driver issue.

**Captain Jack** · February 13, 2011, 02:12 PM

No, I'm running W7 now, and as I said, I didn't even plug them in, I just touched it and BAM! Restarted.

**Nota'** · February 13, 2011, 03:06 PM

What happens if you do teh same again?

**Top-Tier-Tech** · February 13, 2011, 05:00 PM

Originally Posted by [100]jplay.TGC

What happens if you do teh same again?

The computer will likely rick roll him for it's second joke.

**Big Boss** · February 13, 2011, 06:43 PM

That's happened to me too a couple of times, and between cases. My guess is it shorts the restart switch, which tricks the computer into thinking you pushed the button.

**Captain Jack** · February 14, 2011, 03:21 AM

Originally Posted by ChaobSiroc

The computer will likely rick roll him for it's second joke.

Hardy har har

Originally Posted by Big Boss

That's happened to me too a couple of times, and between cases. My guess is it shorts the restart switch, which tricks the computer into thinking you pushed the button.

Hmm, might be, any ideas how to fix it then?

**♔KillZoneGB♔** · February 14, 2011, 12:49 PM

Originally Posted by Captain Jack

Long story short this is what happened. I was surfing youtube and decided to plug my Microsoft LifeChat LX-3000 and listen to some music, but as soon as the USB on the headphone wire touched the USB port on my PC, it restarted! Does anyone know why this is happening?

Oh and btw, the headphones are near my TV if that helps.

hi you could Check the USB port to see if its broken, pins showing and bent.

if it is

**Captain Jack** · February 15, 2011, 01:40 AM

Originally Posted by ♔KillZoneGB♔

hi you could Check the USB port to see if its broken, pins showing and bent.

if it is

Nah, its not broken and not bent, for some reason when i plug them in it restarts, other times it doesn't. Weird

**♔DARTH LEGO♔** · February 15, 2011, 01:57 AM

sounds like a fault causing an electrical surge which is reacting with either your power supply or your board.

if your rig is expensive rather get a new usb connector or peripheral not worth losing a rig for 10c worth of faulty usb......

**Ishan** · February 15, 2011, 04:34 AM

It could be a driver issue\conflict also, plug in some other USB device to know that's not the issue.

**PoleCat** · February 15, 2011, 08:20 AM

It could be a driver issue but it definitely sounds like a surge to me. I used to have an old system that would reboot if the speaker power was flipped (either on or off). Same principle....