I believe I may have fried my mobo, looking for answer

[monkeychef23]

Alright, so I got a psu to replace the my old one that had just died. I plugged it all in and started up the computer (I plugged each component in one by one, starting with the video card.) I finished with the video card, the mobo, and the hard drives, so I just started plugging in all my fans. At one point there was a 3 pin plug that said SYS FAN 1, so I plugged a 4 pin power connector into it thinking that was where the power went for the fans (I was/still am very tired).

Anyway, I turned on the computer, and that SYS FAN 1 spot started to spark and smoke. So now, whenever I try to turn the computer on, it continuously loops through turning on (like it will go on for .5 seconds, and all the lights will stay on, and then a burst of electricity will go it every .5 seconds like its turning on again).

I know I am not that good at explaining, but if anyone is understanding this or is willing to give it a try, then please do not hesitate to ask any questions.

Thanks.

 

[mailpup]

Yes, I'd say the motherboard is fried. I mean we are always told to avoid even static electricity discharges which will damage the motherboard. If you got sparks and smoke, it's fried.

 

[monkeychef23]

Alright thanks. That kinda sucks.

Does anyone know how long an RMA process will take? I really want to get back up and running.

 

[seanc]

Hang on one minute.

This 3 pin plug on the motherboard marked SYS_FAN1, did you plug a connector from your power supply onto it? Very bad idea. You do not supply power there, you plug a fan in, which receives power from that connector.
I would at least unplug the connector and try the board again. If you're lucky, you've only fried a fan controller, a capacitor and a fuse.

You may very well not get an RMA, especially since Gigabyte will probably figure out that it's user error.

 

[monkeychef23]

Yeah, a friend came over the other day and helped me take it apart, telling me that what I did was wrong. He told me I would probably not get an RMA, and that was confirmed after calling them.

Now its just a matter of whether my father wants the ddr3 version of the board or an upgrade to i7. Either way I say its a win situation, although I feel bad that these problems happened and the computer was less than two years old. But hey, sh** happens, right?

 

[LinkedKube]

IMO you should have called and said it just stopped working and let them determine if it was user error or not. My brother hit and dislodged a capacitor once and called support. He told them it never booted up and wound up getting a fresh board. Not sure if they record calls and if they do you might be sol taking that approach since you spoke to them already.

 

[gobbybobby]

IMO you should have called and said it just stopped working and let them determine if it was user error or not. My brother hit and dislodged a capacitor once and called support. He told them it never booted up and wound up getting a fresh board. Not sure if they record calls and if they do you might be sol taking that approach since you spoke to them already.

U bad person!