Solved Why Does My Motherboard Shock When Idle or Off?

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Verthra

Verthra

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When I shut down my PC but leave the PSU on, I notice that the motherboard gives off a slight electric shock. However, the PC case doesn't shock, only the motherboard. Is this because there's no proper grounding, or could there be another issue?
When the PC is fully powered on, the motherboard doesn't shock anymore, and even when the PC is idle, sometimes the motherboard still shocks. Does anyone know why this happens? thanks.

specs :
Ryzen 5 5600G
16GB 3600mhz
Antec Meta v550
Maxsun terminator b550m
Case Cube Gaming Sang
 
Why Does My Motherboard Shock
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How do you know that this happens.

Putting your hand inside a working computer is = to having a death wish for both yourself and your hardware.

The whole lot needs to come out of the case and a thorough investigation be done.

Verthra said:
Antec Meta v550
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Wouldn't trust that thing as doorstop, Antec have gone from being near the top of the tree to down in the pits.
 
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phillpower2 said:
How do you know that this happens.

Putting your hand inside a working computer is = to having a death wish for both yourself and your hardware.

The whole lot needs to come out of the case and a thorough investigation be done.



Wouldn't trust that thing as doorstop, Antec have gone from being near the top of the tree to down in the pits.
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No, I’m sorry, I misspoke it. The part that’s shocking is the backplate of the motherboard. Do you think it’s better to replace the PSU with another one, could grounding help resolve this issue? I apologize if I’m making mistakes I’m still new bout this
 
No worries, what you refer to is the I/O ( Input and Output ) plate and no way should you be getting a shock from it, you are lucky not to have been hurt and/or your hardware fried, the below is what you need to do and follow the steps to the letter;

As mentioned above, you need to remove everything from the case and place it on a large piece of cardboard, note that the cardboard must be larger than the hardware that is to be placed on it, remove the I/O plate, inspect it, refit it making sure that it is fitting snugly

Regarding the case itself, things that need checking, power and reset buttons, USB and audio ports, anything that conducts electricity at all, if you used stand offs beneath the MB are they in the correct locations (only where there is a screw hole in the MB) otherwise the MB will short out, check for stray screws or bared wires for the same reason,

The PSU is not likely to be causing this unless it has faulty wiring, it is just not of the quality that you need or what Antec once was.

Can I ask that you do not quote every reply as we have to read the full post to make sure nothing gets missed,, thanks.
 
Entirely up to you if you don't want to do as advised, just let us know and we will leave you to it.
 
No, I’m going to take apart the PC later, but how do I check the electrical flow once it’s done?
 
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