Burnt chip on motherboard

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I have an Intel DX58SO2 motherboard that has a burnt chip on it. Everything seems to be working fine, and I did benchmark the system just fine yesterday...it was stable. I'm wondering if anyone knows what the chip is actually for (it's burnt so bad that I can't read anything on it)? It is located just to the left of the 1394 Firewire header on the bottom of the board. Here is a picture I took of the chip in question:
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Ironsounds
Hello... it's hard to get a internet picture to zoom in on it... BUT CNET MB spec states 6 pin Firewire which is a Powered version... Wiki states " The 6-conductor powered connector, now referred to as an alpha connector, adds power output to support external devices. Typically a device can pull about 7 to 8 watts from the port; however, the voltage varies significantly from different devices.[26] Voltage is specified as unregulated and should nominally be about 25 volts (range 24 to 30). "

I'm wondering if it is Fuse/Diode/Thermistor/? for the Firewire Output/MB power protection.
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Hello... it's hard to get a internet picture to zoom in on it... BUT CNET MB spec states 6 pin Firewire which is a Powered version... Wiki states " The 6-conductor powered connector, now referred to as an alpha connector, adds power output to support external devices. Typically a device can pull about 7 to 8 watts from the port; however, the voltage varies significantly from different devices.[26] Voltage is specified as unregulated and should nominally be about 25 volts (range 24 to 30). "

I'm wondering if it is Fuse/Diode/Thermistor/? for the Firewire Output/MB power protection.
 
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Well, I do have an old iPod that I think I have a Firewire cable for somewhere. But, I don't even have the header cable anyway, so I can't really test it.
 
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I was thinking it had something to do with the Firewire header...it's the only thing near there that looks like a fuse, so that's what I'm going to assume it is. Since nobody really uses Firewire anymore anyway, I'm not going to worry about it much. Thanks!
 
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