Antec TP 650W PSU CAUGHT FIRE! PICS INCLUDED

The picture is of what cable?

USB 2.0 cable that goes into the motherboard.

That burned because it was touching the PSU?

It wasn't touching the power supply. Not sure I understand your question?

Thread title says psu caught fire
There's no USB 2.0 cable on an Antec TP

Well there is a cable burnt!!!

Ok it is not a PSU cable and if that is the only cable burned it was carrying to much power! Either connected wrong (consult your motherboard manual) or your motherboard is shot!

From your original post "THEN MY PSU CAUGHT FIRE"

Hmm, I've had such rotten luck with computer lately (I'm no total noob but I have made some bad mistakes)

I am going to take this to a shop and have them deal with it.

Antec PSU's aren't known to just catch fire. That's gotta be a motherboard problem.

If you provide the forum with more information you might be able to save the money and hassle of going to a shop

So is my PSU now dead?

Is it possible my HDD, GPU and RAM are now fudged too?

What information do you require?

Specs are always nice
A wide angle picture, so we can see whats going on

You say it's a USB 2.0 cable, did you plug it into a Firewire header ?

Here are guides that can help you like step to step building and trouble shooting http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/288241-31-buyer-guide...
If you plugged the USB into Firewire as suggested by delluser1 then you will end up with those results.

Okay guys,

My sytem in its entirity:

Mobo: Gigabyte P55 UD3 (http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=...)

PSU: Antec TP 650W.

RAM: Corsair XMS3 1600mhz (8GB).

GPU: HIS HD 6970.

HDD: Caviar Black 500gb.

CPU: Intel i7 860 @2.93ghz (stock).

This motherboard, as far as I can tell does not have a firewire header.

You are correct there, but what were you doing when the cable caught fire?

I was watching my computer because previously it had been making an ozoney/burning smell and then it just started to make these almost spark like crackle n pop sounds then it melted and caught fire!

Was there anything connected to the USB?

Do you mean the USB 2.0 port in the motheboard or the front external? If front external (I have a Antec 600 case) yes just a wireless keyboard and mouse receiver.

I mean the cable that burned!

Nope. Everything was connected as normal.

Is it possible my failed overclocking attempts damaged my psu to the point where the integrity of the wires were ruined?

Why do you keep saying PSU there is no USB on a PSU!
More likely that your motherboard got damaged since it is the one that distributes the power from the PSU! Can you post picture of both ends of the cable where it was connected and where it goes to?

I hope you're not planning on a career in aviation  

Unless you own a GIGABYTE ODIN GT that has a USB Data Connector for monitoring wattage, temperature and fan speed.

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=...

Hi  

Or as an electrician..

I know I am biased here as I own computer shops, but take it to one to get the damage assessed....it should only cost you a half hours labour...

Purely as a guess. you have blown the mobo, possibly cpu/ram and almost certainly the psu as well... 

All the best Brett  

Hi guys,

Sorry for not understanding last night. The melted cable in question is the +5v cable.

Can I test my HDD, RAM and GPU in another computer or is there a chance they could damage another computer?

What does that mean ?
5v wire on the USB cable ?
5v wire on a Molex strand
Did you unplug the burned cable ?
Have you tried starting your system with said cable unplugged ?

You have to be a little more detailed with the info

You're doing something wrong....

Yes the 5v wire on the usb cable.

I have unplugged the cable just so I could see what it was.

I am not game enough to start the system without the cable .

Looking at the motherboard manual, the cable was previously plugged into the speaker plugs on the mothboard. However, the cable is a 4 pin but it is coloured red, white and green.

My understanding is I have put the pin in the wrong place!!! My Mobo manual states speaker is orange, the reset switch is green and the power switch is red.

However,

In the past when I have put these cables in the wrong places, the system refused to start.

I'd love to help but I just don't understand what's going on here, and I have a feeling I'm not alone.

It's the cable that goes from your computer start on button to the front panel header. It has melted right through. It also melted onto my gpu!!!

So the front panel connector.... Do you know how to start the computer without using the front panel power button?

http://www.icalvyn.com/how-to-on-computer-without-power...

PSU on fire!
USB cable burnt!
Front panel cable burnt after being connected to the speaker header!
ALL STOP!!!!
Take it to a shop get it fixed and DO NOT mess with it again!

I just read your link, after all the trouble I've had/caused there is no way i'll try it!

Rollie59,

My apologies that I am not a computer god like yourself. If my lack of knowledge has offended/annoyed you, you did not have to keep helping me.

However, thank you for helping me find the root cause of my problem. During this I have learnt alot about my computer.

It is not offending, if you can not feed us the correct information then we are helpless to help you and the best thing you can do is take it to the shop.
Previously I posted a link to our trouble shooting guide and build guides inclusive of step by step guide building with pictures http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/274745-31-step-step-g... It is as well important to use your user manual to identify connectors, trial and error is going to hurt the wallet (as you will most likely find out). Assembling a computer is really simple like the guide shows, the hard part is when something goes wrong and trouble shooting begins.
Looks like you found your problem in the end though with the speaker connection, since that happened you might be looking at a new motherboard so based on this session I think it is best that you take it to the store!