The only sparks I ever managed to get out of my PC was when I mis-wired the front header USB port in my old computer. (Who decided to implement multiple wiring 'standards', I'll ask you?!)
Everything was OK until I plugged in a mouse to test it, which caused sparks to shoot across the motherboard near the USB header, and a smell of burning plastic.
Luckily everything else was still working (PC, motherboard, even the mouse)
I ended up just leaving the front USB ports disconnected altogether.
Everything was OK until I plugged in a mouse to test it, which caused sparks to shoot across the motherboard near the USB header, and a smell of burning plastic.
Luckily everything else was still working (PC, motherboard, even the mouse)
I ended up just leaving the front USB ports disconnected altogether.