Robert Rolf wrote:

>The fact that tapping the outside of the USB port causes your reboot
>suggests that you are getting a static zap.
>
>The reason the rear ports don't cause the problem is that you have
>likely touched the case, grounding yourself, in your efforts to get
>to the rear ports. As well, the long leads to the front panel are
>inductive, IOW highly resistive, to the very short pulse that is a static
>discharge.
>  
>

Static is it.  If I touch the case first everything works fine.

Thanks for all the respones.

Aaron
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