My Motherboard sparked up as I started it!

[AndonK]

Hey guys first time poster here and I would like to see if anybody knows what I have damaged?
So I cleaned my computer out and took everything apart to clean the dust. I also installed new RGB LL120 fans on my radiator and on the back end of my computer as an exhaust.

I put everything back together again and realised that my ssd wasn’t connected. So I got my old sata power cable and connected my ssd to my power supply.

I turned on the computer and instantly I saw my motherboard spark and I heard like a pop sound.

The computer still powers on and posts but without the fans working.

Does anybody know what I could have potentially done?

here is a picture I have provided of the damage from the board which is the only thing I can visually see.

[xdeathshot20]

looks like you blew a fuse, but i could be wrong, just going on assumption based on what you said.  I would see if you could rma the board if it is still under warranty

[TrigrH]

3 minutes ago, AndonK said:

Does anybody know what I could have potentially done?

Maybe plugged an RGB device in backwards? all RGB plugs are 1 way.

[TrigrH]

2 minutes ago, xdeathshot20 said:

looks like you blew a fuse, but i could be wrong, just going on assumption based on what you said.  I would see if you could rma the board if it is still under warranty

its not under warranty its z170

[Enderman]

3 minutes ago, xdeathshot20 said:

looks like you blew a fuse, but i could be wrong, just going on assumption based on what you said.  I would see if you could rma the board if it is still under warranty

That's a voltage regulator not a fuse.

 

Just now, TrigrH said:

its not under warranty its z170

Could still try, I've RMAd a board before that was long past warranty.

They sent me a newer model though, since they had no stock of the old board.

[AndonK]

18 minutes ago, xdeathshot20 said:

looks like you blew a fuse, but i could be wrong, just going on assumption based on what you said.  I would see if you could rma the board if it is still under warranty

My board is now close to 3-4 years old, it wouldn’t be covered by warranty anymore.

I’m trying to work out if it’s a fuse or if I have damaged by fan cpu header on my motherboard. 
I might try buying a fan controller hub from Corsair and see if running a new fan controller will work.

[AndonK]

35 minutes ago, AndonK said:

Hey guys first time poster here and I would like to see if anybody knows what I have damaged?
So I cleaned my computer out and took everything apart to clean the dust. I also installed new RGB LL120 fans on my radiator and on the back end of my computer as an exhaust.

I put everything back together again and realised that my ssd wasn’t connected. So I got my old sata power cable and connected my ssd to my power supply.

I turned on the computer and instantly I saw my motherboard spark and I heard like a pop sound.

The computer still powers on and posts but without the fans working.

Does anybody know what I could have potentially done?

here is a picture I have provided of the damage from the board which is the only thing I can visually see.

Does anybody have this board who can tell me what this part number is that has be damaged?

So from feedback it seems to be the voltage regulator.

 

[m9x3mos]

2 hours ago, AndonK said:

Does anybody have this board who can tell me what this part number is that has be damaged?

So from feedback it seems to be the voltage regulator.

 

The main number I can find is PA102F06. The is a transistor. Can't find much about it or what it's specs are. I was unable to find a board diagram for it either. 

Buying that component would probably be very hard. It is also hard to say if anything else would have been damaged as well without a diagram and voltage numbers. 

[AndonK]

4 hours ago, m9x3mos said:

The main number I can find is PA102F06. The is a transistor. Can't find much about it or what it's specs are. I was unable to find a board diagram for it either. 

Buying that component would probably be very hard. It is also hard to say if anything else would have been damaged as well without a diagram and voltage numbers. 

Thank you for your help much appreciated :)

right now my best option is to probably take it to a professional and see if it’s fixable by the looks of it.

[Radsta]

Hey guys,

 

I've blown a mosfet/transistor off my motherboard (used the wrong modular power cable to try and power a cheap fan controller). if anyone has this model: Asus Maximus Viii Hero Alpha. I've attached a photo of the blown mosfet, there are 3 different other kinds on the mother board but I need to know which one it is so i can get a replacement. 

 

If anyone has this motherboard I'd really appreciate some help working out that component model number (should be on top of the part)

 

Thank you!

[AndonK]

23 hours ago, m9x3mos said:

The main number I can find is PA102F06. The is a transistor. Can't find much about it or what it's specs are. I was unable to find a board diagram for it either. 

Buying that component would probably be very hard. It is also hard to say if anything else would have been damaged as well without a diagram and voltage numbers. 

Do you have the same board?

and is that the number on the component?

[KWelz]

You already posted about this once.  And under a different name it seems.  

[Radsta]

Hey man,

 

Post was by my cousin who the board is for. Trying to get the specific number component number. 

[KWelz]

Got it.  Sorry.  was pretty confusing.   I think someone posted on that thread with the right part.   

Check out Actually Hardcore overclocking.  He does board teardowns and may have a photo of it. 

 

[WkdPaul]

9 minutes ago, Radsta said:

Post was by my cousin

Make sure to keep posts about this in one thread as creating multiple threads about the same subject can be considered spamming (even if it's from different members).

 

 

* Threads merged *

[Falkentyne]

On 4/16/2020 at 8:52 PM, m9x3mos said:

The main number I can find is PA102F06. The is a transistor. Can't find much about it or what it's specs are. I was unable to find a board diagram for it either. 

Buying that component would probably be very hard. It is also hard to say if anything else would have been damaged as well without a diagram and voltage numbers. 

 

20 hours ago, AndonK said:

Thank you for your help much appreciated

right now my best option is to probably take it to a professional and see if it’s fixable by the looks of it.

That is a fan controller transistor that you blew.

 

Transistors marked NIK PA102F06 represent linear voltage regulators. They are used for voltage control on FAN headers.

 

https://axe.rs/hardver/maticne-ploce/asus-b85-vanguard/7/

[AndonK]

1 hour ago, Falkentyne said:

 

That is a fan controller transistor that you blew.

 

Transistors marked NIK PA102F06 represent linear voltage regulators. They are used for voltage control on FAN headers.

 

https://axe.rs/hardver/maticne-ploce/asus-b85-vanguard/7/

So right now we can't find this part anywhere to buy unfortunately.
I found a second hand motherboard on ebay that is for parts only which i'm going to buy, we are going to take off that part and put it on my busted motherboard.
That is my option A.
Option B is I found 2 motherboards on ebay that are in working condition which is the same as my current motherboard which then leads to me just doing a straight swap.

Option A is the cheap option whilst option B will just cost a little more money.

What would you guys do?
 

[m9x3mos]

9 hours ago, AndonK said:

So right now we can't find this part anywhere to buy unfortunately.
I found a second hand motherboard on ebay that is for parts only which i'm going to buy, we are going to take off that part and put it on my busted motherboard.
That is my option A.
Option B is I found 2 motherboards on ebay that are in working condition which is the same as my current motherboard which then leads to me just doing a straight swap.

Option A is the cheap option whilst option B will just cost a little more money.

What would you guys do?
 

Option a you can't really do with a regular soldering iron. If you have a hot air station then sure. 

Personally I would go with b even though I have a pretty good iron. 

[Beerzerker]

Hot air would be best for the job in removal and soldering the new one in.
I'd suggest protecting the immediate area around it with Kapton tape so nothing else is affected too much by the heat.

Once done, test and see if it goes or blows - That's really all you can do at this point.