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I accidentally plugged my usb C into  an usb A port, and got
" power surge on the usb port, usb device needs more power than  the port can supply" 
My pc didn't shut down . I reset my pc and the  usb  works without  an error and  I copied around 3.2 gb of data. 
Hopefully this incident didnt fry  my hardwares.   I would no longer plug in anything into that usb A port just to be safe.

 

It's related to usb, but since my usb  C seems to be fine and  I am  more worried about my motherboard, especially that one particular port,   I think is the right forum.

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3 minutes ago, computation said:

I accidentally plugged my usb C into  an usb A port, and got
" power surge on the usb port, usb device needs more power than  the port can supply" 
My pc didn't shut down . I reset my pc and the  usb  works without  an error and  I copied around 3.2 gb of data. 
Hopefully this incident didnt fry  my hardwares.   I would no longer plug in anything into that usb A port just to be safe.

 

It's related to usb, but since my usb  C seems to be fine and  I am  more worried about my motherboard, especially that one particular port,   I think is the right forum.

If the machine is still working you havn't fried anything yet.

 

I suggest you visually inspect the port and check you havn't bent anything or left any connectors bridged.

 

A photo of the port would probably be helpful.

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There's a good chance the USB controller shut that port off before the short circuit caused serious damage. Try shutting down, unplugging the PC from the wall for a few minutes, plugging it back in, and booting back up.

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Just now, will0hlep said:

If the machine is still working you havn't fried anything yet.

 

I suggest you visually inspect the port and check you havn't bent anything or left any connectors bridged.

 

A photo of the port would probably be helpful.

I hope so. I inspected the port and  saw no burnt part. 

I don't think I have bent anything because I didnt force it. The small usb C head  just went inside the port.

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Just now, Needfuldoer said:

There's a good chance the USB controller shut that port off before the short circuit caused serious damage. Try shutting down, unplugging the PC from the wall for a few minutes, plugging it back in, and booting back up.

I already unplugged pc, will plug it back in a few minutes.

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19 minutes ago, computation said:

I reset my pc and the  usb  works without  an error and  I copied around 3.2 gb of data. 

If it's not dead yet, it's unlikely that there's any significant damage. USB-ports usually have a resettable fuse that protects them against overload and short circuits.

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Just now, Average Nerd said:

If it's not dead yet, it's unlikely that there's any significant damage. USB-ports usually have a resettable fuse that protects them against overload and short circuits.

I do hope so

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Just now, computation said:

I do hope so

Since it warned you about the short circuit, it's almost definitely protected in some way.

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I have been using for hours without any issue. I still keep an eye on that usb A port .

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