Sparks on A8V-MX MotherBoard

[mickd1014]

New Build
Asus K8V-MX
Sempron 3000
1 G of DDR 400
EnermaxNoiseTaker 420
Old Drives

I had a significant problem in my attempted build.

I was originally trying to get an old A7V working. The machine would come on, the CPU fan would run continuously when the power supply was turned on but the panel switch was off. I attributed this to problems on the motherboard and decided to upgrade to the above.

Pulled erverything together, plugged it in and started it up. CPU fan is on, motherboard is green, was waiting for post when a giant spark flew out near the CPU cooler, hitting the motherboard and killing power to the board. After several minutes of stunned silence, tried to get it running with no luck.

Started playing with old board and old power supply. Placed old power supply (ATX without the 12 V option) on A8V motherboard - got a green light. Did the same to the old board - it worked as expected. That is when I found the reset switch was stuck on.

I have tried to get the power supply running again, but it is dead. Obtained another power supply, hooked up the A8V, started it up. About 30 seconds latter, another giant spark on the top side of the CPU cooler hit the motherboard. Didn't kill the power supply, CPU fan running, board is green, but no post (and I also mean no post error) and no video.

I will try to return, but has anyone had similar experience with spark generation. Has anyone had the power supply die without any chance of return? Anyone think my CPU and memory stick will be ok?

Cheers

 

[linux_0]

I would attribute the flying sparks to a short and sadly I suspect the board ( s ) is / are dead and or can no longer be trusted.

Sparks should obviously not be flying under normal operation.

Have you checked to make sure no metal parts are shorting out your equipment?

Double and triple checked all the brass standoffs????

Checked your outlets to make sure they are properly wired? Do you have a good ground?

If your PSU has a manual voltage slider switch, is it set correctly for your country / region?

As a general rule:

100-130 VAC = US, Canada and Japan

200-250 VAC = most other places around the world