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So i was playing around with my old pentium 4 3.4 prescott motherboard 

So i tried to turn it off with a screwdriver on the panel header ive done it before on other motherboards and while i was 

one of the capacitors crackled and smoked and smelled of burning plastic

did  i short out the mobo or is my board bad

the board also has a broken IDE controller and the cpu fan is always running at full speed

Graphics card is fried as well

that was before the cap smoked

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What you described sounds like a short. The cap doesn't look popped though. See if it turns on. And it's spelled capacitor*

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You probably weren't supposed to do that... Does it turn on?

Yes 

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Yes 

Well, if you're super concerned about it you can buy a handful of capacitors somewhere and solder them on.. :P

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You probably weren't supposed to do that... Does it turn on?

nothing wrong with it.

 

I do it all the time, my downstairs PC doesn't have a power button wired. 

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nothing wrong with it.

 

I do it all the time, my downstairs PC doesn't have a power button wired. 

I meant as in the wrong things had a connection to each other causing the caps to go nuts.

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nothing wrong with it.

 

I do it all the time, my downstairs PC doesn't have a power button wired. 

 

This. If you've never shorted out a header you haven't gotten far in your life yet. :D As for the bad cap I really have no idea, I think it's safe to say that only you know if you did something wrong or not.

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Well, if you're super concerned about it you can buy a handful of capacitors somewhere and solder them on.. :P

it not really worth repairing other parts of the board are broken

the caps are from nichicon 2005

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it not really worth repairing other parts of the board are broken

They literally cost maybe a nickel a piece? Not sure about the prices in NZ but it can't be too high?

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