Can damaged or loose peripheral cables like HDMI damage internal hardware?

Guest · Jan 6, 2014

In the title? Is it possible?

getochkn · Jan 6, 2014

Yes, if the cable has a short in it, or two pins are crossed and you plug that cable in, and a pin that is not expecting voltage get's voltage, it could short out your video card or something else.

Guest · Jan 6, 2014

What about a loose cable, would that cause any damage at all?

jonathan1683 · Jan 6, 2014

I seated my vid card incorrectly once and it sparked and burned a pin right off.

Guest · Jan 6, 2014

jonathan1683 :

I mean like a loose external HDMI cable?

getochkn · Jan 6, 2014

what you don't just explain what happened or what your concern is? You're being vague instead of saying this happened...

jonathan1683 · Jan 6, 2014

I doubt it. Maybe the HDMI socket.

Guest · Jan 6, 2014

getochkn :

Im wondering if any damage can be done to components if the HDMI cable is plugged in like halfway which is what happened to me by accident

Blankie440 · Jan 9, 2014

It could be possible that the cable torqued the plug and dissected an internal connection... but that is just a thought. Is the HDMI connection on the component seem loose?

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