Hi,
Im new to pc building and i managed to fry my motherboard. Instead of using standoffs to fasten the motherbaord to the case, i used screws instead, as the standoffs were a bit hard to screw on. I switched everything on, then pressed the power button on my case and i saw a massive spark followed by a foul smell but after inspecting the motherboard, i can find no burn marks. I took out the mobo from the case and put it on a glass table, tried to power the mobo up again but no lights come up, not even the green led on the motherboard. I reset cmos, took out battery and replaced it, took out everything except ram and cpu but no sucess. Here are my questions:
will i be able to recue my motherboard? (although im pretty sure its fried)
does this mean my ram and cpu has fried to?
will i be able to rma/replace under warrantry? like saying the mobo was DOA or sumthing?
the mobo: asus p5k-e wifi edition (p35)
cpu : intel c2d e8400 + arctic cooling freezer 7 pro
PSU: Coolermaster iGreen 600w
GFX card: Gecube hd 3870xt OC edition
Case: Coolermaster elite 330
i bought the mobo from "www.overclockers.co.uk", basicly 2 days ago
and everything else from "www.ebuyer.com", around 4 days ago
any help apreciated, thanks in advance. Ben
Im new to pc building and i managed to fry my motherboard. Instead of using standoffs to fasten the motherbaord to the case, i used screws instead, as the standoffs were a bit hard to screw on. I switched everything on, then pressed the power button on my case and i saw a massive spark followed by a foul smell but after inspecting the motherboard, i can find no burn marks. I took out the mobo from the case and put it on a glass table, tried to power the mobo up again but no lights come up, not even the green led on the motherboard. I reset cmos, took out battery and replaced it, took out everything except ram and cpu but no sucess. Here are my questions:
will i be able to recue my motherboard? (although im pretty sure its fried)
does this mean my ram and cpu has fried to?
will i be able to rma/replace under warrantry? like saying the mobo was DOA or sumthing?
the mobo: asus p5k-e wifi edition (p35)
cpu : intel c2d e8400 + arctic cooling freezer 7 pro
PSU: Coolermaster iGreen 600w
GFX card: Gecube hd 3870xt OC edition
Case: Coolermaster elite 330
i bought the mobo from "www.overclockers.co.uk", basicly 2 days ago
and everything else from "www.ebuyer.com", around 4 days ago
any help apreciated, thanks in advance. Ben