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  • kiddznet
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2010
    • 176
    #1

    Smokin' ASUS Wow!

    Connected up a board Asus P4B533-VM it has been in storage somewhere a few years I believe , I started it fans turning and man there was sparks and smoke started from the DIMM sockets. Needless to say it didnt BOOT!
    Where do I go from here clean out the DIMM sockets? I thought some isopropyl alky and a toothbrush give it a scrub anyone got a better idea?
    Or just frisbee it?


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    • ratdude747
      Black Sheep
      • Nov 2008
      • 17136
      • USA
      #2
      Re: Smokin' ASUS Wow!

      desolder the usb, ps2, etc. plugs off of it (and the atx). keep for parts. scrap the rest.
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        • Toasty
          Badcaps Legend
          • Jul 2007
          • 4171
          #3
          Re: Smokin' ASUS Wow!

          ^^^ I'm with him on this one.

          Empty DIMM sockets or populated ones?

          What is the PSU you used? One that had been working recently, or an old one that was lying about? Could be it's the culprit.
          veritas odium parit

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            • kiddznet
              Senior Member
              • Jul 2010
              • 176
              #4
              Re: Smokin' ASUS Wow!

              DIMM in sockets. PSU well checked and ok


              939 DualCore AMD Opteron, 1800 MHz (9 x 200)
              Abit AN8 / Fatal1ty AN8 SLI Series
              3072 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
              ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series (1024 MB
              Lian LI Aluminium mesh case

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                • kiddznet
                  Senior Member
                  • Jul 2010
                  • 176
                  #5
                  Re: Smokin' ASUS Wow!

                  Originally posted by kiddznet
                  DIMM in sockets. PSU well checked and ok

                  Here you can see the burning is it gunk there is one swollen cap as well?



                  939 DualCore AMD Opteron, 1800 MHz (9 x 200)
                  Abit AN8 / Fatal1ty AN8 SLI Series
                  3072 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
                  ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series (1024 MB
                  Lian LI Aluminium mesh case

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                    • PCBONEZ
                      Grumpy Old Fart
                      • Aug 2005
                      • 10661
                      • USA
                      #6
                      Re: Smokin' ASUS Wow!

                      That an OST I see by the RAM slot there?
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                        • Topcat
                          The Boss Stooge
                          • Oct 2003
                          • 16956
                          • United States
                          #7
                          Re: Smokin' ASUS Wow!

                          Atleast that asus displayed its problem.....just junk the board. With that kind of damage, its just not worth messing with imo. Most all asus boards have nothing detectably wrong with them, but the heaps of shit just don't work....I see way too many of those.
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                            • kiddznet
                              Senior Member
                              • Jul 2010
                              • 176
                              #8
                              Re: Smokin' ASUS Wow!

                              Comments duly noted, item has been binned.



                              939 DualCore AMD Opteron, 1800 MHz (9 x 200)
                              Abit AN8 / Fatal1ty AN8 SLI Series
                              3072 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
                              ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series (1024 MB
                              Lian LI Aluminium mesh case

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                                • digge
                                  Badcaps Veteran
                                  • Apr 2006
                                  • 296
                                  #9
                                  Re: Smokin' ASUS Wow!

                                  Ive seen the exact same thing once, but that time it wasn't the boards fault. One of the pads on the ram had come loose and shorted. Surprisingly the board worked fine after i replaced the memory, despite the burned socket.

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                                    • Toasty
                                      Badcaps Legend
                                      • Jul 2007
                                      • 4171
                                      #10
                                      Re: Smokin' ASUS Wow!

                                      Originally posted by kiddznet
                                      Comments duly noted, item has been binned.
                                      Vaya Con Dios
                                      veritas odium parit

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                                        • kiddznet
                                          Senior Member
                                          • Jul 2010
                                          • 176
                                          #11
                                          Re: Smokin' ASUS Wow!

                                          Hmmmm... looking at the RAM that came out there are scorch marks on the the pins same spacing as the DIMM socket but at the OPPOSITE end???


                                          939 DualCore AMD Opteron, 1800 MHz (9 x 200)
                                          Abit AN8 / Fatal1ty AN8 SLI Series
                                          3072 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
                                          ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series (1024 MB
                                          Lian LI Aluminium mesh case

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                                            • PCBONEZ
                                              Grumpy Old Fart
                                              • Aug 2005
                                              • 10661
                                              • USA
                                              #12
                                              Re: Smokin' ASUS Wow!

                                              You stuck it in backwards?
                                              .
                                              Mann-Made Global Warming.
                                              - We should be more concerned about the Intellectual Climate.
                                              -
                                              Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
                                              - Dr Seuss
                                              -
                                              You can teach a man to fish and feed him for life, but if he can't handle sushi you must also teach him to cook.
                                              -

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                                                • brethin
                                                  Badcaps Legend
                                                  • Dec 2008
                                                  • 1907
                                                  • USA
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: Smokin' ASUS Wow!

                                                  Originally posted by PCBONEZ
                                                  You stuck it in backwards?
                                                  .
                                                  Yep I say that is what it was by looking at the pins in the dimm socket that are burnt.

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                                                    • shovenose
                                                      Send Doge Memes
                                                      • Aug 2010
                                                      • 6575
                                                      • USA
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: Smokin' ASUS Wow!

                                                      stick it in right and try it again-see what happens. you might be surprised

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                                                        • kiddznet
                                                          Senior Member
                                                          • Jul 2010
                                                          • 176
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: Smokin' ASUS Wow!

                                                          WHO WOULD BE DUMB ENOUGH TO DO THAT....EH?




                                                          939 DualCore AMD Opteron, 1800 MHz (9 x 200)
                                                          Abit AN8 / Fatal1ty AN8 SLI Series
                                                          3072 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
                                                          ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series (1024 MB
                                                          Lian LI Aluminium mesh case

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                                                            • seanc
                                                              Badcaps Legend
                                                              • Nov 2008
                                                              • 1319
                                                              #16
                                                              Re: Smokin' ASUS Wow!

                                                              Does the board beep with no RAM?

                                                              If you put RAM in and it works, that'd be great. If you change those slots and it starts/still works, very impressive.

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                                                                • kiddznet
                                                                  Senior Member
                                                                  • Jul 2010
                                                                  • 176
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Re: Smokin' ASUS Wow!

                                                                  Not only does it work someone else owns it now


                                                                  939 DualCore AMD Opteron, 1800 MHz (9 x 200)
                                                                  Abit AN8 / Fatal1ty AN8 SLI Series
                                                                  3072 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM)
                                                                  ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series (1024 MB
                                                                  Lian LI Aluminium mesh case

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                                                                    • ratdude747
                                                                      Black Sheep
                                                                      • Nov 2008
                                                                      • 17136
                                                                      • USA
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Re: Smokin' ASUS Wow!

                                                                      ... ebay w/ AS-IS?
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                                                                        • shovenose
                                                                          Send Doge Memes
                                                                          • Aug 2010
                                                                          • 6575
                                                                          • USA
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Re: Smokin' ASUS Wow!

                                                                          Haha! I was right!

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