O OwenChedz1 Commendable Mar 27, 2016 2 0 1,510 Mar 27, 2016 #1 My Mobo caught fire! Will the other parts be okay??
CountMike Titan Oct 31, 2015 33,857 3,177 147,990 Mar 27, 2016 #2 Don't you want to see if and/or which fan was smoking ? It's probably the one that doesn't run. Upvote 0 Downvote
lepermessiah Honorable Feb 6, 2013 107 0 10,710 Mar 27, 2016 #3 You took the fans out and your mobo caught fire? There is no way to know how much damage was sustained without individually checking the components. Heat is the most damaging thing a computer can endure. Upvote 0 Downvote
You took the fans out and your mobo caught fire? There is no way to know how much damage was sustained without individually checking the components. Heat is the most damaging thing a computer can endure.
O OwenChedz1 Commendable Mar 27, 2016 2 0 1,510 Mar 27, 2016 #4 It was a capasitor that blew near the top left of the mobo. It only looked like it was a fan at the time until i moved the fans Upvote 0 Downvote
It was a capasitor that blew near the top left of the mobo. It only looked like it was a fan at the time until i moved the fans
E Epicness_357 Commendable Apr 19, 2016 24 0 1,520 Apr 24, 2016 #5 Hopefully and probably only the motherboard is broken though dont quote me on that Upvote 0 Downvote