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Skormthemage

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today I was trying to find where to plug the usb header of the water 2.0 extreme into my motherboard. I plugged it into the 3 pin near my ran and saw a line of white come from in between the wires was that a spark or a flash and if so could that have damaged anything?
 
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Most of the time the USB header are located at the bottom edge of the board. If you're not sure where to plug it, check your manual first before
actually doing it. The 3 pin next to the ram is most likely a fan header, depending on which 4 wires was connected and you saw a spark/flash. There may be some sort of damage to both the USB header on the Water 2.0 extreme and to the fan connector on the motherboard.
Sometimes these damages are not instant and you can still use your water 2.0 extreme as well as that fan connector, but there is also possibility it may have problems in the long run.

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Most of the time the USB header are located at the bottom edge of the board. If you're not sure where to plug it, check your manual first before
actually doing it. The 3 pin next to the ram is most likely a fan header, depending on which 4 wires was connected and you saw a spark/flash. There may be some sort of damage to both the USB header on the Water 2.0 extreme and to the fan connector on the motherboard.
Sometimes these damages are not instant and you can still use your water 2.0 extreme as well as that fan connector, but there is also possibility it may have problems in the long run.
 
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