Is this safe?

[lerodemmy]

I wanted to remove the cables for the bottom front USB ports on my Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL case.  I have no use for them, as my motherboard only has one of the necessary USB 3.2 headers, and it’s occupied.

 

The only way to get the cables out was to cut them.  The photos show how the ports look now that I’ve cut off the cables, and I’m just wondering if I can leave them where they’re intended now that they have those exposed wires.  Basically, I’d like to leave them there for aesthetic, rather than having two empty holes on the front of my case, but I don’t know if it’ll be safe once the PC is powered on.

[emosun]

So you cut the cables to usb ports instead of just unplugging them?

[lerodemmy]

13 minutes ago, emosun said:

So you cut the cables to usb ports instead of just unplugging them?

It was the only way to get them out of the case.

[lerodemmy]

14 minutes ago, emosun said:

So you cut the cables to usb ports instead of just unplugging them?

They go through this little rectangular hole, and I couldn’t get them through the hole without cutting them.

[emosun]

Just now, lerodemmy said:

It was the only way to get them out of the case.

well seeing as you basically prevented them from ever working again then they shouldn't be an issue anymore as they aren't connected to anything

[emosun]

1 minute ago, lerodemmy said:

They go through this little rectangular hole, and I couldn’t get them through the hole without cutting them.

you uh , unscrew the board first , then unscrew the usb ports off the board , then push them through individually. 

[lerodemmy]

3 minutes ago, emosun said:

well seeing as you basically prevented them from ever working again then they shouldn't be an issue anymore as they aren't connected to anything

 

Just now, emosun said:

you uh , unscrew the board first , then unscrew the usb ports off the board , then push them through individually. 

Tried.  Messed with it for quite a while.  Couldn’t get them through.

[coderrquitsreality]

They're safe, even though there's no power. USB only delivers 5V anyway.

[lerodemmy]

1 minute ago, TheCoder2019 said:

They're safe, even though there's no power. USB only delivers 5V anyway.

Covering the exposed wires with electrical tape just as an extra precaution probably wouldn’t be a bad idea, right?

[coderrquitsreality]

Just now, lerodemmy said:

Covering the exposed wires with electrical tape just as an extra precaution probably wouldn’t be a bad idea, right?

There's no functionality, but do what makes you feel safer, I would so I don't scrape my hand on the wires while I'm tinkering inside my case

[H713]

14 minutes ago, lerodemmy said:

Covering the exposed wires with electrical tape just as an extra precaution probably wouldn’t be a bad idea, right?

No reason to. The wires are connected to absolutely nothing, and all that tape is going to do is make everything gooey.

[patiencehasleftthebuilding]

Yea just get some electrical tape and tape up the live wire side and the panel side has no juice so it doesn't matter. Hot glue over the live leads also could work as long as its on there really good.

If you are really good with soldering iron you could solder some wire extension to that and make it work shrink tubes and epoxy to keep each lead at a distance if you are good at that stuff.