I was replacing out my old B2 stepping Asus P8P67 Pro last night, and true to form, I made a couple mistakes:
1) I accidentally dropped a screwdriver tip first on the motherboard while tightening the mobo screws. I looked with a flashlight, but I wasn't sure exactly where it hit the motherboard, but I didn't see any obvious physical damage. If the PC boots, do you think any permanent damage occurred?
2) Despite the warning in my P8P67 PRO motherboard manual saying DO NOT PLUG THE 1394 CABLE INTO THE USB CONNECTOR AS THIS WILL DAMAGE THE MOTHERBOARD, I made the mistake of doing just that. However I did it while the PC was off and when I noticed the error, I plugged the 1394 cable into the 1394 header, and the USB cable into the USB header on the motherboard. The warning in the manual only applies if you power it on right? I mean, it looks like the 1394 and USB plugs that go to the front panel of the case both use the same pinout, and since the PC was off, no damage should have occurred, right?
As usual, thanks in advance for bearing with my worriedness.
1) I accidentally dropped a screwdriver tip first on the motherboard while tightening the mobo screws. I looked with a flashlight, but I wasn't sure exactly where it hit the motherboard, but I didn't see any obvious physical damage. If the PC boots, do you think any permanent damage occurred?
2) Despite the warning in my P8P67 PRO motherboard manual saying DO NOT PLUG THE 1394 CABLE INTO THE USB CONNECTOR AS THIS WILL DAMAGE THE MOTHERBOARD, I made the mistake of doing just that. However I did it while the PC was off and when I noticed the error, I plugged the 1394 cable into the 1394 header, and the USB cable into the USB header on the motherboard. The warning in the manual only applies if you power it on right? I mean, it looks like the 1394 and USB plugs that go to the front panel of the case both use the same pinout, and since the PC was off, no damage should have occurred, right?
As usual, thanks in advance for bearing with my worriedness.
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