i burnt 2 boards (biostar m7ncd and ecs k7s5a) and don't know how?
first was the biostar... installed ram, vid card, and xp1800+. the board was installed inside a case with all the needed standoffs, no extra's. turned it on and the board started smoking around the cpu socket.
second was the k7s5a... same ram, vid card, and cpu. different psu and the board sitting outside the case on top of an anti-static bag this time. turned it on and the same thing happens, it burned almost at the same spot as the other board!!
using 2 different psu's kinda eliminates it as the culprit, and it's odd that it got toasted on almost the same spot on both boards!?
so, is it possible for a cpu to burn a motherboard?
first was the biostar... installed ram, vid card, and xp1800+. the board was installed inside a case with all the needed standoffs, no extra's. turned it on and the board started smoking around the cpu socket.
second was the k7s5a... same ram, vid card, and cpu. different psu and the board sitting outside the case on top of an anti-static bag this time. turned it on and the same thing happens, it burned almost at the same spot as the other board!!
using 2 different psu's kinda eliminates it as the culprit, and it's odd that it got toasted on almost the same spot on both boards!?
so, is it possible for a cpu to burn a motherboard?