Can a headphone jack shutoff a computer?!?!?

[mad pistol]

Ask this guy:

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1228824


P.S. I did post in that thread.

 

[shadows5631]

Does his headphones happen to be a space shuttle as well? :mellow:

 

[Toasteddude]

A PSU under full load and cannot power the headphones? Someone hid a power off button in the jack?

 

[Simon]

Thats the most bizzare thing ive ever seen

 

[Typhus]

Ask this guy:

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1228824


P.S. I did post in that thread.

So... Did plugging the front audio into where the power switch on the mobo should go work?

 

[NixJedi]

To answer your question, YES.

It IS POSSIBLE that the 3.5mm jack could create a static discharge when you touched the headphone plug to the connector. That can cause events similar to what you described to happen. It can also DESTROY sensitive electronic components, such as your PC.

Always make sure the computer and ALL its accessories are plugged into the same GROUNDED wall socket. Also, make sure to touch the metal chassis of your computer BEFORE you insert any plugs, and only plug/unplug plugs that are MEANT to be hot-plugged (I.E.: NOT Serial/Parallel Cables, Gameport, VGA/DVI etc).

There's no particular reason your computer should reset by plugging in a set of headphones as the soundcard has no idea wether you have anything plugged in at all, or what it is; it can't sense such things. If it's not static, it could be a hardware problem.

Does your computer reset EVERY time you plug in your headphones? Do the headphones work normally in like an iPod or something; ie, not shorted out? Try a different set of headphones and see if the same thing happens.

Good luck!

 

[The Freakin' FCC]

To answer your question, YES.

It IS POSSIBLE that the 3.5mm jack could create a static discharge when you touched the headphone plug to the connector. That can cause events similar to what you described to happen. It can also DESTROY sensitive electronic components, such as your PC.

Always make sure the computer and ALL its accessories are plugged into the same GROUNDED wall socket. Also, make sure to touch the metal chassis of your computer BEFORE you insert any plugs, and only plug/unplug plugs that are MEANT to be hot-plugged (I.E.: NOT Serial/Parallel Cables, Gameport, VGA/DVI etc).

There's no particular reason your computer should reset by plugging in a set of headphones as the soundcard has no idea wether you have anything plugged in at all, or what it is; it can't sense such things. If it's not static, it could be a hardware problem.

Does your computer reset EVERY time you plug in your headphones? Do the headphones work normally in like an iPod or something; ie, not shorted out? Try a different set of headphones and see if the same thing happens.

Good luck!

I was going to say the same thing. It is possible.