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Question

Motherboard

by Sep 10, 2013 2:38PM PDT

So my ASUS B85M-E Motherboard had fired something in it I'm not sure what. What I had did was put a speaker in the system but this speaker fell on the floor and I pick it up (Not thinking) put it on a metal leg on my desk and plug it in my motherboard and next thing I see is my fan try to spin and smoke coming around the pci area. I don't know what had fired and if any of my parts are static I need help on clarifying what happened to my motherboard and the parts if their okay or not. The motherboard was not fully turned of sense I was originally going to loosen a screw to plug my second display. After it had smoked up the light was fading in and out I don't know what it was saying so maybe you can help me with that as well.

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Looking at this board.
by Forum moderator Sep 10, 2013 2:51PM PDT
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I think that its just a lucky case
by HaloSpartan1234 Sep 10, 2013 4:01PM PDT

I believe I was lucky but at the same time don't know when this happened I saw my fan try to turn on but it didn't almost like the system is trying to shut its self down before it kills something really important besides the motherboard I don't know if that's the case though. My question sense the motherboard wasn't fully shut down is the power supply and fans, ram etc screwed or something.

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I've met folk that have that worry.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Sep 11, 2013 12:59AM PDT

They usually forget fixing it themselves as they are too adverse to risk. They let a shop do the work.
Bob

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I just need to know something to answer my question
by HaloSpartan1234 Sep 20, 2013 6:23AM PDT

My question is, did my old motherboard mess anything up like my fans, hard drive, case connectors, power supply connections and my processor. Not only that I have let my third party heatsink sit out ever sense I took it out I don't know if that a good thing or not but it sits on a desk.

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Since it can then you have to test each part.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Sep 20, 2013 6:33AM PDT

Parts are rarely lost because they are pretty tolerant to over voltage conditions.

Drives can get fried and the rest.

I can see where folk would want to know given only the story above but so far it's hit or miss. I'm guessing you think I'm a better guesser than most.
Bob

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