Z690 boards catching fire.

[martin-w 3,235]

Asus Rog Hero to be precise. 😟

 

 

Edited December 28, 2021 by martin-w

[nhagag 26]

Similarly, my Asus Rog Z590 went on fire and melted my SSD, and Sound Card with no warnings and before I can do anything last month.

I had it for less than 2 years

It cost me a fortune to get a new PC.

Bill

[martin-w 3,235]

51 minutes ago, nhagag said:

Similarly, my Asus Rog Z590 went on fire and melted my SSD, and Sound Card with no warnings and before I can do anything last month.

I had it for less than 2 years

It cost me a fortune to get a new PC.

Bill

 

 

Good grief Bill. Sounds like a hefty fire, hope nothing else in your home was damaged. I must admit, Ive never come across motherboard fires before. Did you contact Asus, it would have been under warranty. Worth putting in a claim for the other bits damaged too.

Ive had PSU's generate sparks and the dreaded blue smoke before, hence why I always turn off my PC when not in use and if  leaving the home. 

 

Edited December 28, 2021 by martin-w

[martin-w 3,235]

Buildzoid's video on this. 

he identified that images of the failed boards showed a capacitor mounted backwards, so wrong polarity. 🙄

 

 

Edited December 28, 2021 by martin-w

[nhagag 26]

That is what the folks from Jetliner Systems told me. it might be a faulty capacitor.

Bill

[martin-w 3,235]

20 hours ago, nhagag said:

That is what the folks from Jetliner Systems told me. it might be a faulty capacitor.

Bill

 

In this case not faulty. This sounds like a case of the automated machine that places capacitors on the boards had them loaded backwards. 

[G-RFRY 1,711]

Asus Admits Fiery Z690 Motherboard Flaw, Starts Recall Program | Tom's Hardware (tomshardware.com)

And the bad news this will push up prices.

Samsung Cuts NAND Flash Output Following China Lockdown | Tom's Hardware (tomshardware.com)

Edited December 29, 2021 by G-RFRY

[martin-w 3,235]

Well at least Asus are doing the right thing. 

[stans 703]

Yep, they are not trying to cover up their mistake, kudos to Asus.

[martin-w 3,235]

4 hours ago, stans said:

Yep, they are not trying to cover up their mistake, kudos to Asus.

 

I guess it would have been hard covering up this mistake as the capacitor is visibly backwards. Everybody can see it. 😁

[stans 703]

17 hours ago, martin-w said:

 

I guess it would have been hard covering up this mistake as the capacitor is visibly backwards. Everybody can see it. 😁

The majority of people in this world have no idea of the function of a capacitor, let alone its polarity.

[martin-w 3,235]

On 12/31/2021 at 11:54 AM, stans said:

The majority of people in this world have no idea of the function of a capacitor, let alone its polarity.

 

True. But I'm saying that Asus could hardly deny the issue when the multitude of tech YouTubers and informed users can actually point a fat finger at the capacitor and say "Err, look".

Asus are playing it down though, claiming its just a few, when evidence suggests there's many.

They've done the right thing though, acting quick and even informing the authorities. 

[Fielder 3,671]

Can some post the savings link to the big Asus fire sale? Thank you.

[martin-w 3,235]

So the Asus Z690 Hero boards are catching fire. So with extreme logic circuits engaged, I just ordered an Asus Z690 Hero. Seemed to make sense. 

Lets hope the capacitor is the right way around. 🙄

[6297J 692]

On 1/11/2022 at 10:50 AM, martin-w said:

So the Asus Z690 Hero boards are catching fire. So with extreme logic circuits engaged, I just ordered an Asus Z690 Hero. Seemed to make sense. 

Lets hope the capacitor is the right way around. 🙄

You won't regret it, great board.