Ok. If I, say, accidentally shorted a USB port on my desktop and the entire thing immediately died. Am I looking at getting a new motherboard?
Is it possible something failed safely and there's a way to reset and get it going again?
Conversely, could this have damaged something else?
#pc #computer #FediHelp #AskFedi
Janne Moren
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