Short circult on A7V

[HomiePodgy]

When I connected all the devices to my new A7V mobo and put the mobo in the case, it started up, but two seconds later there were flying sparks from one of the corners of the mobo.
Now when I start it up, the cooler ain't working, but the processor and the PCI network-adapter gets the power. The small green led on the mobo is also lighting.
But is the mobo blasted, and do I need to send it back as RMA to get a new one, or can I fix it in some way. And most important:
Can it run even when it has got a temporary short circult?
Is there some kind of fuse on the mobo witch I can turn back to the original setting, or do I need to send the mobo back to the store 200 km. from here to get a new one?

 

[paulip88]

You could try running it. However, sparks *generally* indicate that something is wrong with your motherboard. Even if it does still work, it will probably be a good idea to get another one just in case it does die after the warranty period. I also can't imagine what kind of stability issues you might have.

Were these big sparks (like uh... welding?) or small sparks (like static)?

 

[HomiePodgy]

It is hard to tell, cus i just heard the "sound" of sparks, and looked onto the mainboard and saw sparks like 1-2 cm. long. Then I turned off the computer...
About stability:
I think the the stability with PC100 RAM and a 1Ghz Thunderbird on A7V... how can I express it?... I know!:
SUCKS!
But anyway, I am going to get a MSI board now.

 

[DaddyG]

Your sparks were most likely caused by you having a mobo standoff in the wrong place. Hopefully your supplier will RMA the mobo, but make sure that you have standoffs only at the mobo holes with the soldered rings around them.

 

[whalen]

What kind of video card did you have? The Canopus Raptor Video Card has been known to fry the A7V motherboard. I read something about it at Game PC