Shorted my mobo, causing 2 blown caps

[ArkAngel762]

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.

[kc8adu]

Re: Shorted my mobo, causing 2 blown caps

i moved your post as it fits better here.
first of all hot swapping a pci card did not blow the caps.those jackcons(junkcons) are well known bad parts.among the first wave of bad ones.
second it is much easier to help you if you post brand,model and pictures of your board.