Alan Mead wrote:
>
> As I understand it, the PS/2 mouse is that it uses a couple of it's pins to
> draws current. I've had a spark reset my machine while fiddling with the
> mouse. I power down now before I mess with it. YMMV.
You're lucky. My good friend's mouse stopped working, so he checked the
connection. Sure enough, it was loose, so he plugged it back in. ZAP!
A spark fried the PS/2 controller (only one for both keyboard and mouse,
mind you) and he had to replace the motherboard.
MSG
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