Shorted my mobo, causing 2 blown caps
Um, ya. I was (stupidly) putting in a PCI card when my computer was running. I must have shorted something because the PC reset and it sounded the alarm. When I was putting in the PCI card, I was doing it by sliding my hand in the side of the mobo. I couldnt see what I was doing, so I ended up shorting the circut. Yep. Pretty stupid. I turned over the case (which is a tower) and found that two of my JackCon 1500mF 6.3v -40+105C capacitors were blown. Now, I have a computer that boots EXTREMELY slow, an alarm sounds after about 5 seconds of boot, and it is dectecting all my hardware all over again. So, here I am. I posted a thread like this one at OSNN.net. A guy named TRUKKMANN directed me to this site. Oh, and just a point of info: your home page (badcaps.net) looks kinda old. I was reading one of the articles on the front page, and found that the editor was talking about 2007. Here it is, 2009. It kinda concerned me until i asked over at OSNN.net if you guys were still up and running. They said the front page hasnt been updated in awhile, but the forum is active. I cant seem to find any of the same capacitors as you on eBay or anywhere else. Anyway, Is it possible that I could have harmed something more than just the caps? If it did, I will have to buy a new PC. Cant live without one. 
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