Help i think i fryed my mother board

merick · 09-12-2006, 10:37 PM

i had my computer at the shop i thought it was the power supply but the guy said it was the mother board so i got a new mother board put it in started the computer it booted up then about 3 min later i got this nasty smell then the fan changed speeds it went high than it just quit i have no display but the power comes on

SirKenin · 09-12-2006, 10:48 PM

Do a visual to see if you can find something burnt on the board.

StrangleHold · 09-12-2006, 10:49 PM

Sounds like the P/S went out or the motherboard shorted out!

merick · 09-12-2006, 11:37 PM

i did look at the board i cant see anything wrong could the power supply cause this and how can i tell

Saurian · 09-13-2006, 05:19 AM

Take it back to the guy. If you just got it "fixed" then its his responsibility. Even if he doesn't technically offer a warranty, even a crappy computer store will cut you deals on parts if they go bad like that, or offer cutrate labor or something like that.

If its a good shop, they'll do it just for your continued business.

09-12-2006, 10:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
merick New Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2	Help i think i fryed my mother board i had my computer at the shop i thought it was the power supply but the guy said it was the mother board so i got a new mother board put it in started the computer it booted up then about 3 min later i got this nasty smell then the fan changed speeds it went high than it just quit i have no display but the power comes on

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StrangleHold Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In a realm of unknown Wonders Posts: 6,839	Sounds like the P/S went out or the motherboard shorted out! __________________ NZXT Apollo Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Gigabyte GA MA770 DS3 G Skill DDR2 800 2gb PNY 8800GT Spinpoint F1 500gb. Too bad stupidity isn't painful.

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Saurian Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Oskaloosa/Pleasantville, Iowa Age: 22 Posts: 552	Take it back to the guy. If you just got it "fixed" then its his responsibility. Even if he doesn't technically offer a warranty, even a crappy computer store will cut you deals on parts if they go bad like that, or offer cutrate labor or something like that. If its a good shop, they'll do it just for your continued business. __________________ Intel 3.2Ghz P4 MSI PM8M3-V GF FX5900XT 128MB 512 MB CXMS Dell 20.1" Widescreen LCD Need...upgrades....:)

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09-12-2006, 10:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
SirKenin banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,711	Do a visual to see if you can find something burnt on the board.

09-12-2006, 11:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
merick New Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2	i did look at the board i cant see anything wrong could the power supply cause this and how can i tell