Can suddenly plugging out Ethernet cable damage your hardware?
- Thread starter Yuki Core
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Removing the Ethernet cable would cause no issue.
Now if you had EMI/static electicity when you pulled it out that could cause an issue.
The Ethernet port is the most common thing to fry in a motherboard after the PSU kills power as it is not grounded and still connected to an electric device (the switch or the router).
Now if you had EMI/static electicity when you pulled it out that could cause an issue.
The Ethernet port is the most common thing to fry in a motherboard after the PSU kills power as it is not grounded and still connected to an electric device (the switch or the router).
Yes static electricity stored in you as you touch the surrounding the port.
That means if there is a power outage or PSU is not plugged in anymore etc, that often the "path of least resistance" for any residual electricity is to exit through the Ethernet port.
That means if there is a power outage or PSU is not plugged in anymore etc, that often the "path of least resistance" for any residual electricity is to exit through the Ethernet port.
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