usb gets really hot
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windowsvista
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Is it a dell?
windowsvista
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custom builds can get hot try it in another computer.
Calibretto
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Is it with anything you plug in? If not, it could just be the that certain stick.
I had a Netgear wireless adaptor that would get super hot after a while but anything else I plugged in was fine.
I had a Netgear wireless adaptor that would get super hot after a while but anything else I plugged in was fine.
windowsvista
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come on reply...
INTELCRAZY
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Well, considering that electricity is constantly running through it, it might generate a bit of heat and since it is cased in plastic, it insulates it a bit...
windowsvista
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yes power can do that.
Bingo.
USB devices are powered, meaning there is an electric current running through them from the second they are plugged in to the second they are removed, unlike PS/2 where there's just a signal transmission. Because of this, they tend to get warm, and some do get rather hot. It's hard to say when the heat becomes dangerous, but if the device (USB stick, USB Wireless stick) gets too hot to touch, you may want to pull it out and start troubleshooting from there. If it gets 'HSF warm' (like when a CPU is running 45*C), it's nothing to worry about.
massahwahl
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What exactly are you basing that on?
Absolutely nothing - he's a troll.
That sounds like a compatibility issue then. Do other USB devices work on that computer? Have you tried a different USB port on that computer - it could have been a faulty port.
See: "USB devices are powered, meaning there is an electric current running through them from the second they are plugged in to the second they are removed, unlike PS/2 where there's just a signal transmission. Because of this, they tend to get warm, and some do get rather hot."
Maybe the other MoBo runs more current to the USB, I don't know, but warm, even hot, USB devices are normal; different Boards = different manufacturing = different specs. If they ever get too hot to hold though, then you have either a faulty USB device or a faulty USB MoBo port. While it may be nothing, USB issues on a MoBo are a sign that the Board may be failing, though usually the ports will simply stop working.
Most USB ports are powered and can get slightly warm. But PS/2 ports are powered to with 5v. How do you think laser mouses work and your keyboard lights up.
The pinouts for each connector are shown below:
Male
(Plug)Female
(Socket)5-pin DIN (AT/XT):
1 - Clock
2 - Data
3 - Not Implemented
4 - Ground
5 - Vcc (+5V)
Male
(Plug)Female
(Socket)6-pin Mini-DIN (PS/2):
1 - Data
2 - Not Implemented
3 - Ground
4 - Vcc (+5V)
5 - Clock
6 - Not Implemented
Vcc/Ground provide power to the keyboard/mouse. The keyboard or mouse should not draw more than 275 mA from the host and care must be taken to avoid transient surges. Such surges can be caused by "hot-plugging" a keyboard/mouse (ie, connect/disconnect the device while the computer's power is on.) Older motherboards had a surface-mounted fuse protecting the keyboard and mouse ports. When this fuse blew, the motherboard was useless to the consumer, and non-fixable to the average technician. Most newer motherboards use auto-reset "Poly" fuses that go a long way to remedy this problem. However, this is not a standard and there's still plenty of older motherboards in use. Therefore, I recommend against hot-plugging a PS/2 mouse or keyboard.
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