Is this normal and safe?

Josh Gallant · May 27, 2013

After doing some routine cleaning and replacing my GPU - I noticed that there was something weird on my BIOS chips (pics below). My PC is less than a year old and taken care of.. it also runs just as well as it did the day it was made.

My motherboard is a Gigabyte B75M-D3H and I have never used the dual BIOS feature or flashed my BIOS.

Could anyone tell me what that is and if it's safe? After all, my system is running fine currently. Thanks!

spooky2th · May 27, 2013

It is not normal but you are more than likely safe. Hopefully it is just some of the outer plastic (or whatever it is) coating chipped off. How old is your comp?

I take it you can still boot into BIOS?

Josh Gallant · May 27, 2013

spooky2th :

I can boot into BIOS and edit values as normal, without any problems. My PC is 7 or 8 months old.

spooky2th · May 27, 2013

The chipping is like paint chipping from heating up and cooling down. It doesn't normally happen and so soon either, but I think you are OK.

Edit:
I would keep an eye on it non the less.

womble · May 27, 2013

Does look a bit odd, it looks as though the two marks are circular. They are both on pin one so wondering if it there was some kind of marker on there to indicate the pin and it has ran.

spooky2th · May 27, 2013

That's probably the spot that heats up the most on both components. Maybe they are from the same batch and both were not coated properly. Hard to say.

Edit:
Keep the picture and document everything. In case you need to RMA the board later on.

Optimus_Toaster · May 28, 2013

Just had a look at my bios chips on my Gigabyte Z68X-UD3-B3 motherboard and they also have marks on them, I may be able to get pics later if needed. PC is about a year old now and functions normally.

I have done a fair share of overclocking and in an effort to keep temps down, undervolting which meant that I got lots of crashes whilst testing each voltage. Also I had to flash back to the F13 Bios from a UEFI one, which isn't meant to be possible.

Josh Gallant · May 29, 2013

Optimus_Toaster :

Thank you, I am slightly more relaxed haha. I'll be looking forward to those pictures. Perhaps this is intended by Gigabyte - although why bother writing on the chips then? Anyhow.. to respond to the previous poster, yes they are circular and ever-so-slightly indented.. the silver you see is the metal underneath the thin layer of paint in which those circular markings are hidden under. This thread is not dead and I am still looking for more info.. anything at this point is appreciated.. thanks again TH community!

Optimus_Toaster · Jun 2, 2013

Arright, I'll get you some pics as soon as I get hold of a camera (I still don't own one, my phone is 7 years old) but it really isn't anything too surprising. Though it gives me a chance to show off my system

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