the11ama Posted April 11, 2004 Posted April 11, 2004 I have just resurrected my computer from a stupid mistake. One week ago while I was downloading some files, my computer suddenly shut down and my case lights started flashing. As I reached for the power button smoke started streaming out of my exhaust fans. I immediately stripped my case down and began to try to find what fried when I realized that when I looked in my case window at the smoke as I reached for the power button, I had noticed that one of my fans were not running. That fan was connected to the system fan connector. I ended up finding that the fan had shorted out, causing that portion of my motherboard, my FX 5700 vioeo card, my TV tuner card, and my SB prodigy 2 ZS card to fry. I wasn't happy. But I was able to get the computer back up with my FX 5200 card and onboard audio; the other cards (as well as the fan) had to be removed just so the computer could run. Two days later, my computer cut out again, but this time, I had the displeasure of watching a component on my video card glow like a space shuttle heat shield tile on re-entry. Apparently certain components on my motherboard were weakened enough that they finally gave out and took my other video card with it. Basically, I just had a $20 case fan short out and cause $600 dollars worth of damage. The really sad part is that I could have prevented this from happening because I knew the fan had problems; I thought I had fixed it, but my blistered 5200 tells a different story. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rein Posted April 11, 2004 Posted April 11, 2004 a moment of silence... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the11ama Posted April 11, 2004 Posted April 11, 2004 Thanks.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishop245 Posted April 11, 2004 Posted April 11, 2004 that sucks man is there any chance of rma'ing anything that fried Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the11ama Posted April 11, 2004 Posted April 11, 2004 I believe the sound card is definitely salvageable, but I don't know where to take it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agallion Posted April 11, 2004 Posted April 11, 2004 wow..id cry..alot...then id kick someones butt if they didnt accpet my rma Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
p8baller07 Posted April 11, 2004 Posted April 11, 2004 Take it up with fan company, who makes the fan BTW? Not cooler master i hope. Anyway, take it up with them, you could take it to court if you needed to, thats bull crap. That stuff makes me mad. I am sorry dude. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the11ama Posted April 11, 2004 Posted April 11, 2004 (edited) The fan: Antec As for the rma: I was thinking 2M, the card is repairable. I've already replaced the mobo and video with lower cost boards just to have a computer until I can get replacements either from them or from the other component manufacturers. Edited April 11, 2004 by a rabbit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobalt Posted April 11, 2004 Posted April 11, 2004 Sad moral of this story, never plug a fan in your mobo, get Y connectors and do it from the PSU. Usually they are short protected Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the11ama Posted April 11, 2004 Posted April 11, 2004 Thanks kobalt, I meant to add that in. but just like with the setup that was a detail completely overlooked. The good side to this is that I dscovered it was my old mobo and not the chip fab that locked my proc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Yuck Posted April 11, 2004 Posted April 11, 2004 some people have great experiences with antec, but when antec goes wrong, they mean it lol... man that hurts dude...good luck gettin some reimbursement -_- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly_C Posted April 11, 2004 Posted April 11, 2004 ouch man sorry to hear that, it just goes to join all the other components that not necessarily me but i know that other people on occ have lost in fried component heaven. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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