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    ASUS P8B WS fire on power up

    This is my first post so please be kind. New ASUS P8B WS mb. Since it will be a pretty basic system I just put it in the case and made all of the connections and turned on the power. Pop, a little tongue of flame, and a puff of smoke from one of the tiny caps on the bottom left of the board. Immediately shut down the power. I'm not sure it will run like this, but didn't want to make anything worse. Is this a common occurance? I've built ant least 25 systems and this is my first problem of the type. The mb is now in the RMA process. Please, thoughts from anybody.
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    #2
    Re: ASUS P8B WS fire on power up

    Are you sure all the motherboard standoffs were in the correct positions in the case. If not, you may have shorted the board out from underneath.
    Ludicrous gibs!

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      #3
      Re: ASUS P8B WS fire on power up

      My mb came with the standouts preinstalled for an ATX and when I put the mb in the case the matchup was perfect. The best I have ever seen.

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        #4
        Re: ASUS P8B WS fire on power up

        Photos please....

        No, don't run it like that.

        Were there 'extra' standoffs in the case?

        Sounds like offending cap was installed backwards.
        That would be a manufacturing defect and you should have it replaced by warranty.
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          #5
          Re: ASUS P8B WS fire on power up

          Sorry, no photos. Already shipped to supplier. I didn't even think about running it. No 'extra' standoffs. Exactly 9 in the right spots for an ATX. Apparently the mfgs checkout does NOT include a power on test.

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            #6
            Re: ASUS P8B WS fire on power up

            Was it a brand new case?
            Last time I saw this happen, the customer had mangled the front USB port.
            The PC wasn't turning on, we were fiddling with it on the workbench (unaware of the USB port) and saw the fuse burn up.
            Unplugged the front USB ports and away it went.

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              #7
              Re: ASUS P8B WS fire on power up

              Good thought... with front USB ports, there would be a fuse in that general location.
              Ludicrous gibs!

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                #8
                Re: ASUS P8B WS fire on power up

                Brand new case, top of the line Lian Li. It was carefully assembled and nothing was mangled. The steps when I turned it on were as follows: set the swith on the power supply to "Off". plug in both ends of the power cord. turn the switch on the ps to "On". (It comes up in the deep sleep state.) The mb has has two switchs, On/Off and Reset, on a G.P. Maintenance board. These two switchs function the same as the external switch. I used the On/Off on the board. (at bottom center) The flame and smoke were from a tiny cap about 2 inches to the left.

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                  #9
                  Re: ASUS P8B WS fire on power up

                  Hmm. Don't know then. Good luck with the replacement

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