Motherboard shortage?

[rnzdgzmn]

• Hi, i wonder what caused my motherboard to short?? I recently bought a new motherboard (ECS H77H2-M3), and i put everything into place, the ram, video card, fan etc. I used my old generic power supply and i thought it was still working because i had just been using it on my old pc before i upgraded. I put everything into the case, and when i plugged in power cable to the power supply unit, i started to smell smoke so i quickly removed the power cable. After a few seconds, i plugged it it again and around 3 seconds, there was a small metal on the lower right part (see pic below) that turned red and emitted smoke and a spark. I brought it to the shopp and explained what happened but they said they were too scared to test the motherboard. They told me it could be the old generic power supply that damaged my motherboard, good thing is that the new CPU that i had recently bought as well wasn't damaged at all. I wonder if my motherboard still works, i cannot see a single burn mark from where the spark started. Thanks

 

[sneekypeet]

Only way to know if the motherboard still works is to try it with another PSU.
My guess is that if you saw the magic smoke that you described seeing, that board is toast without replacing whatever shorted in the first place.

 

[Easy Rhino]

This isn't helpful, but I thought your post was going to refer to some worldwide motherboard shortage leading to higher prices.

 

[Toothless]

This isn't helpful, but I thought your post was going to refer to some worldwide motherboard shortage leading to higher prices.

"The worldwide shortage of Intel-based motherboards is resulting in computer hobbyists and professionals rioting in the streets."

 

[SnakeDoctor]

If the Pc was stored or switched off for a while could of build up condensation on the motherboard or Psu causing it to blow once switched on , Had many clients pc's shorting living on the coast .

No incorrent motherboard stand-off causing short?
Test Psu - short out black and green wire in main leads , generic Psu do seem to rust quite quickly the brand name, made from cheaper materials

 

[rnzdgzmn]

Only way to know if the motherboard still works is to try it with another PSU.
My guess is that if you saw the magic smoke that you described seeing, that board is toast without replacing whatever shorted in the first place.

I'll try it later when i get home, i'll let you know about the results. Thanks!

@SnakeDoctor the pc that i bought was brand new