- Apr 22, 2018
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Gigabyte board model: GIGABYTE GA-AB350M-DS3H
CPU model: AMD Ryzen 2200G
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 3200Mhz DDR4
The story (TL;DR at the bottom):
I was helping my 10 year old nephew build a computer, he's been very excited about electronics and robotics class at his school, and I've built many PC's in the past and thought he'd enjoy having someone take the time to help him learn (my unknowledgeable father was going to buy him a crappy $400 laptop, and i wanted to do better than that).
Well, things ended up going south.
Halfway through the build, I had to leave so my sister and her husband could have dinner (they have 3 other much younger kids than my nephew). Took *all* the parts and boxes with me, and the power cable for the computer (still had the bread tie thing holding it together, straight from the factory). When I went to take the unfinished PC with me, my (well intentioned) brother-in-law assured me i didn't need to take the computer, and since I told him and my nephew 3 times (each) not to even try to turn it on or do *anything* (because it's not finished, obviously), and I finally just figured I'd be good, that my nephews Dad would take care of things. Wrong (sad! jk)
My nephew took the computer into his room, set up his desk, and found a *random* cord (at least it was a 3-prong cord) in the house that would plug in, and he excitedly turned this half-built computer on. He then realized I hadn't plugged power into the motherboard yet (smart kid, too smart), so *he* (10 year old) ended up putting power from the PSU into the SYS_FAN1 socket, and when he powered it up to charge his phone (ghaaaaaaaaaaahhh whyyyy) it kept turning off, and he kept turning it on, for hours.
What I'm wondering now... Is the Ryzen 2200G and the 3200Mhz DDR4 RAM going to be functional when i replace the board? Or should I assume they're fried too, so i can buy them ahead of time and install them *if* the current ones are fried (and return them if not)?
I'd like to order the parts I need from Amazon (again), and return the board my nephew accidentally busted and do it through the warranty process, so he can get his computer working right and not feel bad for 1-2 months? My nephew is a good kid but he's devastated that he did this, and the worst part is his Dad/my brother-in-law yelled at him for it, even though i assured him it's ok (they're not paying for this either, I am...)
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TL;DR: 10yo Nephew (when I wasn't there) plugged power into a half built PC by plugging the PSU *directly* into SYS_FAN1 on board with CPU and RAM plugged in (no GPU), while the board was also getting power from PSU normally. When PC kept turning itself off because he was charging a phone, he kept turning it back on. For hours....
Replace just the board, or replace board, cpu and ram? Specs for PC at top of post.
CPU model: AMD Ryzen 2200G
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 3200Mhz DDR4
The story (TL;DR at the bottom):
I was helping my 10 year old nephew build a computer, he's been very excited about electronics and robotics class at his school, and I've built many PC's in the past and thought he'd enjoy having someone take the time to help him learn (my unknowledgeable father was going to buy him a crappy $400 laptop, and i wanted to do better than that).
Well, things ended up going south.
Halfway through the build, I had to leave so my sister and her husband could have dinner (they have 3 other much younger kids than my nephew). Took *all* the parts and boxes with me, and the power cable for the computer (still had the bread tie thing holding it together, straight from the factory). When I went to take the unfinished PC with me, my (well intentioned) brother-in-law assured me i didn't need to take the computer, and since I told him and my nephew 3 times (each) not to even try to turn it on or do *anything* (because it's not finished, obviously), and I finally just figured I'd be good, that my nephews Dad would take care of things. Wrong (sad! jk)
My nephew took the computer into his room, set up his desk, and found a *random* cord (at least it was a 3-prong cord) in the house that would plug in, and he excitedly turned this half-built computer on. He then realized I hadn't plugged power into the motherboard yet (smart kid, too smart), so *he* (10 year old) ended up putting power from the PSU into the SYS_FAN1 socket, and when he powered it up to charge his phone (ghaaaaaaaaaaahhh whyyyy) it kept turning off, and he kept turning it on, for hours.
What I'm wondering now... Is the Ryzen 2200G and the 3200Mhz DDR4 RAM going to be functional when i replace the board? Or should I assume they're fried too, so i can buy them ahead of time and install them *if* the current ones are fried (and return them if not)?
I'd like to order the parts I need from Amazon (again), and return the board my nephew accidentally busted and do it through the warranty process, so he can get his computer working right and not feel bad for 1-2 months? My nephew is a good kid but he's devastated that he did this, and the worst part is his Dad/my brother-in-law yelled at him for it, even though i assured him it's ok (they're not paying for this either, I am...)
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TL;DR: 10yo Nephew (when I wasn't there) plugged power into a half built PC by plugging the PSU *directly* into SYS_FAN1 on board with CPU and RAM plugged in (no GPU), while the board was also getting power from PSU normally. When PC kept turning itself off because he was charging a phone, he kept turning it back on. For hours....
Replace just the board, or replace board, cpu and ram? Specs for PC at top of post.
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