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    little shocks

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by LamBal26, Oct 26, 2010.

  1. LamBal26

    LamBal26 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Heya people,

    Once again i hope to gain some wisdom from this place ;)

    I have the GX740 for a couple of months now and it is working just fine until i discovered something new the last few days.

    My girlfriend and i bought a new TV and thus we connect it to my laptop to watch movies.
    Problem however is that when it is connected i get "zapped" by my computer if i did not touch it for a bit of time.

    It's seems to be a very small electrical burst and only happens when hdmi is
    connected.
    When my external mouse is connected, i have to reconnect the mouse to make it work again.

    Any idea as to why this might happen and how to solve it?

    ps. This night i will try a different television to see if the cause might be there.
     
    LamBal26, Oct 26, 2010
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  2. NotEnoughMinerals

    NotEnoughMinerals Notebook Deity

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    Are you charging your laptop off a power bar? Use a grounded plug and see if you get the same issue.
     
    NotEnoughMinerals, Oct 26, 2010
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  3. SoundOf1HandClapping

    SoundOf1HandClapping Was once a Forge

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    Something's not grounded correctly. Are you using an adapter to plug a three-prong plug into a two-prong outlet?

    Anyway, by what you're describing it sounds like there's some kind of charge building up in/on/around your laptop and when you touch it you make a circuit. Uh, be sure to have your important data backed up.
     
    SoundOf1HandClapping, Oct 27, 2010
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    LamBal26 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for the responses guys but i seem to have solved it.
    I bought a different cable and now the problem is gone.

    Yet with the old cable and the ps3 there is no problem.
    Strange but im happy it has bin solved.

    Btw i use the power adaptor that came with the laptop and every outlet in the house is grounded.
     
    LamBal26, Oct 27, 2010
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