What if a USB was plugged in backwards, what would happen, and would Windows warn you?

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Published on 2009-09-04T12:21:56Z Indexed on 2010/03/19 22:41 UTC
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USB is keyed so that it can only be plugged into a port a certain way, to ensure that the contacts touch. But what if you either forced it to plug in improperly, or the port itself was worn down and the plug was worn down and you could plug it in backwards? What kind of havoc, if any, would it cause?

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