Canada computers heh

no idea LOL...i was hoping you would say newegg. obviously the pin assignment is different on the 6 pin than the 4 pin for the motherboard, but i would think that it would make it just shut down, not blow a support chip out of the PCB. i have seen the initial power up of a new PSU do things like that before,

Im trying to find the piece that blew out...maybe i can somehow glue it on here and make it look new lol

Everything lse should be good...like ram and gpu and all

i hope so, without test equipment, no way to know how that surge effected everything

well sorry it blew up on you, if you would , let me know how it gets resolved. hopefully they will exchange it for you.

Thanks to you and raybay for your quick reply's. Ill let you guy know

Hey Red,

Just so history doesn't repeat itself; do you suspect that the 6-pin connector to the 4 pin motherboard connector is what caused the original problem?

at this point yes, that would be an awfully big coincidence if it wasnt.

OMG New mobo and still doesn't turn on. Forget it! I am bringing it to the shop tomorrow and letting them deal with it. I just hope (and highly doubt) its the cpu...

Ill let you guys know how it turns out.

that sucks, well best of luck placebos, yeah, if you would,let us know what the deal is. BTW, did they RMA it for you?

You better know what you are doing, and why, before you touch those pins with a screwdriver.
Who told you to do that, and for what purpose?

Raybay,
he means that he originally thought the 6 pin PCIE connector was for the Motherboard power supply (the four pin) and plugged it in. then he turned it on. he heard a couple of beeps and some hissing, and it hasn't worked since then. that was why he originally posted.
the screwdriver thing is what i guess his MB manual says to do to clear the CMOS. (its default is open-no jumper) and you put a jumper on them to clear the bios. i guess his manual says to touch across the jumper pins with a screwdriver for a few seconds.

ATLAST!!!!

Took the comp is back and the problem is fixed. The problem in itself....is actually really embaressing. It was the spacers i forgot to put in. It wasnt the mobo (well not the second one) it wasnt the ram or the cpu....it was the spacers that seperate the chassis from the mobo......that is what cause the problem.......How embaressing, I shall quit my job now and look for another career.

Thanks to all who helped and remember, make sure you have a steady, proper foundation for anything you build.

ARG, i think between Raybay and me, we covered every possibility....except that one! LOL.well im glad your up and computing BTW what is your career your quiting? LOL

You're a lucky, lucky man. I guess those Gigabyte boards are as rugged as they say they are.

Amazing! I almost did that to my new board. My old one was a Micro ATX so had 4 spacers for it. Put in the new board (ATX) but forgot about putting in more spacers which were required. Luckily realised that before turning it on!

Anyway, glad it's resolved for you.