What burned on my board?

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Azvolt
Junior Member

01-15-2016, 02:32 PM

I purchased this board roughly a month ago, and everything seemed normal at first. Now I’m inspecting it more closely and noticed some burning residue on the bottom. The original listing photo is still there. It’s been working well for me, delivering a stable 4GHz on an i7 960, so it probably isn’t critical. The model is an MSI X58A-GD45. I suspect it might be the FireWire connection point, and the previous owner possibly connected a USB port to it. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Azvolt

01-15-2016, 02:32 PM #1

james26665
Senior Member

537

01-15-2016, 07:09 PM

The OEM is Firewire and the model is not specified in the provided context. The note mentions a tendency for Firewire to malfunction when mixed with a USB header.

james26665

01-15-2016, 07:09 PM #2

The OEM is Firewire and the model is not specified in the provided context. The note mentions a tendency for Firewire to malfunction when mixed with a USB header.

opticgunship
Posting Freak

815

01-16-2016, 02:09 PM

Seems like it could be a fan header, looks similar to one.

opticgunship

01-16-2016, 02:09 PM #3

Seems like it could be a fan header, looks similar to one.

pixeloKING
Junior Member

01-16-2016, 11:50 PM

I checked the manual, but it doesn’t mention it. If it were a fan header, it should be listed there.

pixeloKING

01-16-2016, 11:50 PM #4

I checked the manual, but it doesn’t mention it. If it were a fan header, it should be listed there.

MRpithe
Junior Member

01-19-2016, 03:00 PM

It seems the instructions are quite basic. The manual looks poorly designed and doesn’t clearly indicate the connector.

MRpithe

01-19-2016, 03:00 PM #5

It seems the instructions are quite basic. The manual looks poorly designed and doesn’t clearly indicate the connector.

Elina_Aada20
Member

141

01-19-2016, 08:38 PM

Firewire activated the connections?

Elina_Aada20

01-19-2016, 08:38 PM #6

Firewire activated the connections?

V_Angel29
Member

187

01-19-2016, 10:54 PM

I found the highest quality version available. It's still a bit unclear, but that's okay!

V_Angel29

01-19-2016, 10:54 PM #7

I found the highest quality version available. It's still a bit unclear, but that's okay!

wizebana
Member

141

01-20-2016, 12:47 AM

It seems to be an SMD component rather than a connector. It could also be a fuse, though it's unclear why one would be placed there. Perhaps HD audio was connected to the AC97 header, or maybe the other way around.

wizebana

01-20-2016, 12:47 AM #8

rexxx95
Member

01-20-2016, 05:15 AM

It seems like a fragment of a chip or component.

rexxx95

01-20-2016, 05:15 AM #9

It seems like a fragment of a chip or component.

vJawz
Member

01-21-2016, 07:34 PM

#10

It doesn’t seem like a connector, but it might be a controller for a port nearby

vJawz

01-21-2016, 07:34 PM #10

It doesn’t seem like a connector, but it might be a controller for a port nearby

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