new, ti 4200 buring smell... :(

joelbarrutiajoelbarrutia
edited November 2003 in Hardware
Hey guys, my friend just got a new gf4 4200, he had a bad one and send it in and they gave him a new one :)
but now he has a pretty new computer and just got the 4200 back in the mail from pny, we installed the card and played a little metal of honor, only a half hours worth, and I started to smell burning plastic, almost 100% sure it was from the video card... Thinking about calling the company and asking, but its night time now, so I was hoping to get a hand from my trusted pals here! :)

mobo: Asus Motherboard for AMD Athlon XP/Duron Processors, Model# A7N8X Deluxe Retail
processor: xp2500+
power supply: auston 450w
video card in question: gf4 ti 4200

what should we do? call the company and ask them? is it some kind of mobo problem? some kind of power supply problem?
Thanks a bunch in advance for help!!

oh, and it smelled like it was coming from the processor/fan/heatsink

Comments

  • joelbarrutiajoelbarrutia
    edited October 2003
    update:

    we switched video cards, now the old one is back in (lol, I am sorry but I dont know what it is..) but the smell is still there, could this be the power supply burning up? the fans are all working fine
  • TheBaronTheBaron Austin, TX
    edited October 2003
    i would turn your computer off RIGHT NOW

    are you absolutely positive that you're not smelling burning aluminum? say ... thermal paste catching on fire? make SURE you didn't knock your heatsink loose when you did that videocard install!
  • retrofitterretrofitter
    edited October 2003
    Its your ATX powerconnector burning up. Since people think ASUS are so good, their failure to use an ATX 12v connector on their athon motherboards has made you pay the price.
    You will probably find that its very hard to remove cause its fused. When you get it out, try and expand the contacts on the motherboard with a pin so they press harder and then insert the connector like they are fucking to clean them to get better contact. This is to lower the resistance of the contact which will loewr the heating in it.
    I predict its the 12v contact which is the offender (yellow). This is cause the CPU gets its power from this rail (from my observations of the pics) , and since the contact is rated for only 6.3amps (ATX2.03 spec) there is a good chance that you are burning them out. (or the plastic around it).
  • joelbarrutiajoelbarrutia
    edited October 2003
    Thanks for replying Baron and retro
    I am going to go back over to my friends house and see if that works, and yes, I am pretty sure its plastic smell not aluminum, lol and we did turn the computer off right away.
    I am going to ask my friend if he wants to try that retro, (its his PC) sounds like that might be it, thanks
  • joelbarrutiajoelbarrutia
    edited October 2003
    ok, what it has turned out to be is the HD, a western digital, 40 gig, the motor on it was burning up! it was made only back in july 2001, but its about to die out already! I cant remember the specs on what kind exactly it was, but thanks you guys for you help
    it must have been a coincidence that it happened 30-40 min after installing the video card
  • SteTheDudeSteTheDude Rochdale, England!
    edited October 2003
    burning dust also gives off a pong...
  • RMFRMF
    edited October 2003
    Originally posted by joelbarrutia
    ok, what it has turned out to be is the HD, a western digital, 40 gig, the motor on it was burning up! it was made only back in july 2001, but its about to die out already! I cant remember the specs on what kind exactly it was, but thanks you guys for you help
    it must have been a coincidence that it happened 30-40 min after installing the video card
    If i'm not mistaken then that dead HDD is still under warranty until July next year. I give them a call if i were you;)
  • Blame_CanadaBlame_Canada
    edited October 2003
    I'm a friend of the guy whos computer messed up. He went and ordered a new SATA hard drive, the found out that his old one is still under warrenty, then we found out that it actually turned out to be one of the neon lights he has in his case. The circuit board in the light melted right through the plastic covering. We never even thought to check the light. So now we know what caused the problem and he got a new hard drive out of the deal. Thanks for all your advice.
  • KometeKomete Member
    edited November 2003
    LOL
  • PyobliEPyobliE UK
    edited November 2003
    Ooopsie....
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