MSI Motherboard sets fire (PICTURES INSIDE)

[Liquid]

Military class My ass MSI

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[AndrewBUD]

:pow:

I'd say electrolyte leaked out of one of those caps and shorted some power traces coming off that thar 8-pin molex.

"Military class" lol.

Actually the 8pin is fine everything is fine.. but the board.... Glad I had a spare....

[makomk]

I'd say electrolyte leaked out of one of those caps and shorted some power traces coming off that thar 8-pin molex.

Those caps are tantalum, so they don't use a liquid electrolyte. Apparently the usual failure mode of tantalum caps involves them turning into a dead short and exploding violently as a hundred amps or so of current surges through them.

[pekv2]

Lucky it went out o its own I am guessing and did not spread. It's an eye opener. Could happen in your sleep & spread, that's where you will have problems.

[DobZombie]

KABOOM!

I'm now slightly worried where my miners are right now (surrounded by cardboard and alcohol)

 

[AndrewBUD]

KABOOM!

I'm now slightly worried where my miners are right now (surrounded by cardboard and alcohol)

 

Maybe keep them out of the "LCBO" storage are

[melmo]

Maybe keep them out of the "LCBO" storage are

Oooh, a Canadian joke

[tehace]

Can we have a pic of the box of cigarettes ?

[AndrewBUD]

Care for a smoke?

[Fanatic]

Asrock burns too - burned at power on:
http://ipicture.ru/uploads/20121105/bxEUOW16.jpg
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[Remember remember the 5th of November]

This particular motherboard is known for VRMs going kaboom, but not this.

[evlew]

Is MSI going to replace it?  Just curious because I have a MSI board too.

[aqrulesms]

How old were those mobos?

[happycamper]

It looks like the fire started from the mosfet and spread to surrounding area, the mosfet probably overheated after it lost contact with the thermal pad under the heatsink. A rather common problem on this particular model, especially when the motherboard starts bending due to sheer weight of aftermarket cooler.

[Enigma81]

Those caps are tantalum, so they don't use a liquid electrolyte.

Um, no.  Those are not tantalum.  Try again.  I don't see a single Tantalum cap on that board, anywhere.

You're right that they are not aluminum electrolytic and they don't use liquid electrolyte, but what they are is Aluminum Organic Polymer.
Here's a datasheet to one such example: http://nichicon-us.com/english/products/pdfs/e-lf.pdf

The parts on that board appear to be 270uF 16V Parts, like this one: http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Nichicon/PLF1C271MDO1/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMtm5nWh%2fhvnH8k9pXxgWw2s4L2G99qszmw%3d

Enigma

[mc_lovin]

Care for a smoke?

Ah, familiar packs, you must live in Canada

[AndrewBUD]

Is MSI going to replace it?  Just curious because I have a MSI board too.

They had me a 990FXA-GD80 within 2 days of this happening.

How old were those mobos?

I started getting in to mining some time after August 2011... Sooooo that old!

[AndrewBUD]

Care for a smoke?

Ah, familiar packs, you must live in Canada

LOL Yeah.... Do you have a reservation near you to buy cheapo smokes?

[Hippie Tech]

Yo !

Nice to see MSI taking care of you like that.

I busted a brain cell trying to decide which mobo to go for. The gd 80 is a sweeet board.

[AndrewBUD]

I am trying to get them to upgrade 2 more boards for me..........