So today, my VGA port caught fire. - by Ostriig
Ostriig on 3/3/2010 at 13:08
I see. Well, thanks guys, I'll pass along the thoughts in this thread to the lab staff, and they can look into it if they feel like it. In the meantime I'll keep my laptop away from that socket.
Al_B on 3/3/2010 at 19:31
Quote Posted by DJ Riff
Seems like the shield of the socket is not grounded and has some potential or electrostatic charge on it.
An electrostatic charge could cause damage, but it shouldn't really have enough energy in it to cause smoke and burning. Checking for a decent connection between the shield and the VGA grounds should be a quick job with a multimeter and probably worth doing.
