Not that long ago, there was thunder and my old dell xps 15 9550 was on. My dell xps 15 9550 got the hdmi port fried. It no longer works anymore. Electricity zapped and came out of it.
One of my usb a ports, I have a sabrent 4 port hub connected to give more usb a port hubs. The devices that were connected at the time was a wireless mouse usb, wired keyboard, and a cable matters ethernet adapter for wired internet to it. I then noticed my wired internet stopped working. I then unplugged and plugged it back and the driver seem to show exclamation mark. I could only connect internet by wifi. It wasn't until few days later when I unplugged the cable matters ethernet adapter, I smelled it and there was a fried smell to it. Thus it got fried. I then threw it away as it didn't work anymore and the fried smell.
But besides that, the laptop still functions without any issue.
My question is, is it still safe to use this sabrent usb 4 port hub still or not? All the 4 usb a ports still work including the same one where that cable matters ethernet adapter got fried. I am using it still on my old xps 9550 without any issue.
Now is there any concern with continuing to use it? Now will it be a risk if connecting it to a new dell xps laptop? Should I just toss it away and buy a brand new one? Someone else told me there is almost no risk at all if it still works. All the port hubs light up and work.
One of my usb a ports, I have a sabrent 4 port hub connected to give more usb a port hubs. The devices that were connected at the time was a wireless mouse usb, wired keyboard, and a cable matters ethernet adapter for wired internet to it. I then noticed my wired internet stopped working. I then unplugged and plugged it back and the driver seem to show exclamation mark. I could only connect internet by wifi. It wasn't until few days later when I unplugged the cable matters ethernet adapter, I smelled it and there was a fried smell to it. Thus it got fried. I then threw it away as it didn't work anymore and the fried smell.
But besides that, the laptop still functions without any issue.
My question is, is it still safe to use this sabrent usb 4 port hub still or not? All the 4 usb a ports still work including the same one where that cable matters ethernet adapter got fried. I am using it still on my old xps 9550 without any issue.
Now is there any concern with continuing to use it? Now will it be a risk if connecting it to a new dell xps laptop? Should I just toss it away and buy a brand new one? Someone else told me there is almost no risk at all if it still works. All the port hubs light up and work.
My Computer
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- Windows 11 Pro