I/O shield keeps shocking me

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robert0joe

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The I/O shield or the back panel shocks me. It electrocutes me but it's not 220V but a harmless shock. It's not dangerous but annoys me when I accidentally touch the metal when plugging/unplugging plugs or usb. Touching the case is no problem as I don't get shocked.

The computer is plugged using a two-prong plug (no ground). Is this a motherboard fault? I already tried using a different PSU. We only have two-prong sockets.
 
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That case is not painted inside. If you touch the inside of the case while holding whatever USB or plug that causes a shock when touching the I/O shield, do you get the same shock?
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robert0joe

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Is this the motherboard causing the shocking? Or is it normal for PCs to have a weak harmless shock when plugged using two-prong plugs, because I could leave it being able to shock me, as long as the components will have no future issues. I cant run a ground wire throughout my house, also we use PVC pipes. The only important thing for me is that the components is will not be affected due to this issue.
 
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GhislainG

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Components shouldn't be damaged if you touch the I/O shield before inserting or removing a device. Do you get a shock when touching the case? If not, then you need to figure out why static builds up only on the I/O shield and not on the case. Since the motherboard should be grounded (sort of since you don't have a ground wire) to the case via the mounting posts and the I/O shield also is grounded to the case, you should get a static discharge no matter what metal part you touch (case or I/O shield). Hopefully your case is not plastic and it doesn't have a painted interior. If it's painted inside, then sand or scratch the paint where the I/O shield makes full contact with the case.
 
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robert0joe

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Thanks for the replies! I don't think it's actually static electricity, it's more like constant electricity.
 
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GhislainG

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According to your first post, you don't feel it when touching the case. That leads me to believe the I/O shield is isolated from the case because it has a painted interior. Otherwise touching a non painted area of the case would cause the same issue. What case do you have?
 
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robert0joe

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I remembered the my speaker plug gives a shock when I touch it, and I never touched the I/O shield without it plugged so I'm ruling out that the cause is the speakers. OI'm too scared to touch it myself, so I'll just leave it there. Thanks for helping me out!
 
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