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April 24, 2013 8:35:30 PM

I was plugging in an IDE to Sata converter. I think I may have done a bad circuit. I plugged the converter to the nearest fan (fan isnt plugged into the motherboard but was getting powered from plugged into near cables.) I had to use an extra cable to be able to give power to the converter. When I turned my computer on, I heard a very loud pop, smoke from the processor area (could not tell where from because my heatsink is large), and an odd smell. When I turned my computer on again, turned off immediately. All fans were booting up, CPU fan was on, the GPU fan on, all good. I felt my case and it wasnt hot. I need some serious help, I got some good hardware that I dont want to waste Thanks

Specs;
CPU: i5-3570k @ 3.4GHz Stock
RAM: Corsair XMS 3 4x2gb sticks
Mobo: Asus p8z77 v-lx
PSU: Corsair hx650
GPU: EVGA - GTX660Ti
Heatsink: Hyper 212 Plus
SSD; Sandisk 128gb
HDD (one I was converting) Seagate Barracuda 320gb
Sata HDD; Unspecified, Taken out of old laptop


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April 24, 2013 8:37:26 PM

You likely blew a capacitor. Get in there and have a look at them.
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April 24, 2013 8:47:47 PM

How could I tell how a blown capacitor looks like? What do I do if its blown? I can't DOA or Return my mobo now
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April 24, 2013 8:50:32 PM

Found 2 bulging capacitors (bigger than all the ones around it) what do I do now
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April 24, 2013 8:57:09 PM

they dont look like those, but they are bigger
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April 24, 2013 9:03:19 PM

searched again and didnt find any that had those
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April 24, 2013 9:07:54 PM

If you have bulging ones, the motherboard must be replaced.
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April 24, 2013 9:12:53 PM

so what do i do now? how do i use my computer :-/
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April 24, 2013 9:15:26 PM

You don't. It could risk damaging other components. You need to get a new motherboard and find out why the capacitors bulged/ blew.
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April 24, 2013 9:19:52 PM

i dont want to get a new motherboard. how do i fix it
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April 24, 2013 9:22:22 PM

Unless you have professional level micro soldering skills, you don't. You just have to get a new motherboard.
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April 24, 2013 9:26:59 PM

i dont want to.
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April 24, 2013 9:28:40 PM

You do not really have a choice. You either get a new board, or risk frying all your other components.
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April 24, 2013 9:30:12 PM

have you built a computer with good hardware now need to replace a good motherboard i paid with good money
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April 24, 2013 9:36:17 PM

Yeah correct. Sometimes parts fail. It sounds like you connected something wrong and this was the result.
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April 25, 2013 4:51:37 PM

is this motherboard fail or power supply fail because i am about to test with another psu and i dont want my mobo to become even worse
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April 25, 2013 8:55:08 PM

If your motherboard has blown or bulging capacitors, the motherboard is toast.
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