How often do system burn up?

[sandorski]

weird

 

[RadiclDreamer]

I've had something like this happen one time in the ~10 years ive worked in IT. It was on an ASUS P4S533-mx

Pics

http://members.citynet.net/staylor/burned/

 

[stevty2889]

Wow, after seeing that I would say you were incredibly brave putting the PSU in another computer...talk about a catosrophic meltdown..

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
I've had something like this happen one time in the ~10 years ive worked in IT. It was on an ASUS P4S533-mx

Pics

http://members.citynet.net/staylor/burned/

Hmm, common thread, Asus? I doubt it, but the OPs is an Asus I believe.

 

[Bushman5]

id rma that id say that counts as a fued up board is wanna know wtf really happened and i bet they mite too

 

[SrGuapo]

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
I've had something like this happen one time in the ~10 years ive worked in IT. It was on an ASUS P4S533-mx

Pics

http://members.citynet.net/staylor/burned/

woah... How did that happen? Bad PSU?

 

[jimmyj68]

I know this isn't the first day of April, so I'm at a loss as to why someone would construct such an elaborate hoax. With nothing more than the pictures you have provided. The damage shown is physically impossible to have occured through some accidental means.

Barring a ray from outerspace you can't have so much melted plastic in such diverse spots (audio jacks?) unless by some means there was a complete reversal of polarities making ground circuits hot and power circuits ground. Such an event would have destroyed your power supply and the CPU not to mention blowing every circuit breaker in your house.

Start the story again, maybe I'm really dense, but this scenario doen't ring true.

 

[cubby1223]

Must have put out some nasty stank.

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Originally posted by: SrGuapo

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
I've had something like this happen one time in the ~10 years ive worked in IT. It was on an ASUS P4S533-mx

Pics

http://members.citynet.net/staylor/burned/

woah... How did that happen? Bad PSU?

No, they wouldnt say, only that it was a defective board. They replaced everything in the system tho. They initially tried to say it was because the front usb were plugged in backwards, but when they were working and hooked up the same way as the other ~25 machines in the lab I kinda doubt it

 

[aplefka]

That's fvcking crazy man. I'd try for an RMA as well.

 

[SlitheryDee]

Wow That's amazing. I've heard of frying an individual component for some reason or another, but it looks like you suffered a literal system-wide meltdown.

I just don't understand how it screwed your external ports so badly. That picture of the power connector looks like it was melted without a PSU plug in it. Are you sure you didn't accidentally put that MB in an oven or something?

 

[Rock Hydra]

Originally posted by: keldysh
It was not short nor power anomaly. Best guess is isolated RF leak from "special area". Really strange it affect this one and only system.

Last time we have RF issue it was widespread and people report burning sensation, seeing fireball, etc.

You weren't using a prescott, were you?

Core is Norwegian. Faster and cooler than Preschott.

The prescott thing was merely a joke. But I'd like to hear about the Norwegian core and where I might be able to get one of those puppies.