Partially fried ieee1349 connection on board

[DickKrause]

While checking power to new motherboard without cpu or memory installed all was well meaning fans would start and stop. After installing firewire-usb module, just a short cord from board to rear of case, when power was turned on a brief flash occurred just above the motherboard socket for the ieee-1349 connection. To my way of thinking this should not have happened. Sounds like a defective board to me. No firewire devices were connected to the module. This is a new board and I'm trying to build a case for replacement. I'm sure the manufacture will say CID (customer induced damage)

 

[Calvin7]

That's a good question. Connecting a 1394 firewire cable to USB header causes a short circuit that damages the motherboard.

 

[MarkW]

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[DickKrause]

That's a good question. Connecting a 1394 firewire cable to USB header causes a short circuit that damages the motherboard.

Calvin,
The module has two wires one goes to the usb connector the other goes to the 1349 connector. It sounds like you think I tried to connect 1349 firewire to the usb connector. No, that was not the case. Usb to usb and ieee 1349 to ieee 1349. When I connected the firewire is when it fried! Power was off when connections were made.
Dick