Re: [SLUG] USB shot or not?

From: Paul M Foster (paulf@quillandmouse.com)
Date: Sun Sep 13 2009 - 23:37:22 EDT


On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 11:18:07PM -0400, draeath wrote:

> That said, USB specs dictate that the host should have fused lines, so
> the damage shouldn't reach further than that particular USB host
> controller, at worst. Unless you have a shoddy board, that is.

Assuming they faithfully followed the USB specs. But even then, a
motherboard with a fused USB controller is a lump. Unless it's got more
than one controller, and you don't need more USB ports than the
remaining controller provides, or you can get by without any USB ports,
etc. etc.

Paul

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