Motherboard sparked, but works fine now

Smithfaced · Dec 21, 2013

I bought an ASUS motherboard, got everything hooked up and it posted (yay, first build success!) when I had to plug the fans for my case in, I plugged a molex cable into the PSU and then a molex to 3 pin connector to a fan header on the motherboard. When I pressed on, it sparked. Loud popping noise. I brought it into a computer diagnostic place, and they said there was no visible damage, the thing is booting properly and everything looks good. Should I be concerned about the future use of it? Should I just get a new motherboard?

smorizio · Dec 21, 2013

with a spark...you did some damage if your lucky it just that fan port. if there no burn mark I would replace the mb just to be safe.

anti-painkilla · Dec 21, 2013

Keep using it and think before you connect things.

A 3 pin fan header powers a fan with variable voltages to change the speeds (mobo controls the speed). A molex to 3 pin powers a fan with a fixed voltage (no control over speed). Never connect the two cables that provide power. Also the connectors look the same, usually a sign that they do not go together.

Take this one as a lucky lesson, and thank Asus for a decent mobo.

Smithfaced · Dec 21, 2013

There isn't any damage to the mobo, and the computer repair center had replied that they have all the fans connected, and it's booting properly. How would I go about replacing it? If I tried to RMA it, what would my reason for returning it be? I happened to get the last z87 pro v edition on newegg, so I don't think I'd get a new mobo from them. If it's working, should I just see how it does for a certain time period?

smorizio · Dec 21, 2013

it it has the standard 3/5 year warranty from asus i would use it till there was a hardware failure.

Smithfaced · Dec 21, 2013

I think I'm going to stick with the mobo, if it works, it works. I'm going to be doing gaming mostly on it, (gtx 660, not too drastic in terms of graphics) and music production. If it fails, I'll just get a similar mobo. How does that sound for a plan?

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