"JG" <no-spam@please.com> wrote in message
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> Le 2007-02-25, philo a supposé :
>>
>> Is the mobo an ECS?
>> If so...some of them are a bit prone to static
>>
>> However...also check tobe sure the UPS is grounded properly!
>
> You right on the nail : it is an ECS 741GX-M
>
> Lost cause ?
>
>

I once had a similar board and never got the problem properly solved.
It was definately static...as it would only happen in the winter.
What I did was to ground myself by touching an electrical outlet box just
prior
to plugging a USB device into the machine...
that pretty much did the trick...but of course is not entirely ideal.

Having a humidifier running in the house may do a little bit of good too.