I recently bought a new case for my computer. I successfully switched all of the components over and hit the power switch on the new case, and got nothing. Afterwards, I realized that I made two mistakes. I forgot to use the riser screws that lift the motherboard up from the surface of the case, and I had used a power screwdriver that had magnetized bits. Did I just damage my motherboard?
2007-03-09 16:07:40 · 9 answers · asked by Treblacram 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Hard telling. Your best bet is to reinsert the screws to lift the motherboard, and then try agin..,ake sure you have everything hooked up likees its supposed to be. It is possible you have a bad ribbon as they can quit very easily. If you check all these out and still nothing, I would say you damaged your motherboard.
2007-03-09 16:12:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You allowed something to short on the circuit side of the board when you screwed it directly to the case and powered it up. Magnets are not a problem. You may have only blown a fuse in the power supply. Disconnect it and check the voltages. Be careful.
2007-03-09 16:24:06 · answer #2 · answered by The man in the back 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the magnetic screwdriver is inconsequential when I read you didn't install the stand-offs for the motherboard and shot power through a shorted circuit board.
If you take the board back to the store, DO NOT MENTION THE BOARD BEING SCREWED DIRECTLY TO THE CASE.........you may be able to warranty the board as a DOA.
2007-03-09 16:34:57 · answer #3 · answered by Jeffrey F 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The magnetized tips are not the problem. You probably should have just used a hand screwdriver to avoid stripping screw threads but the magnets are not a issue.
2007-03-09 16:11:35 · answer #4 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is not magnetism this is the difficulty with the chips in a working laptop or laptop. this is electrostatic forces that should reason a spark in the process delicate CMOS gate inputs. for this reason you ought to be grounded and careful. Magnetism is your chum, because it holds the screws in place on a similar time as you insert them. Cherish it!
2016-12-14 15:18:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything powered has a magnetic field. So it is a possbility. You are also supposed to ground yourself before working on a computer so as to not have any static electricty affect it.
2007-03-09 16:13:56 · answer #6 · answered by hank 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yup! thank you for the two points!
i would start form scratch,with the right tools and see if you missed something first.
good luck!
2007-03-09 16:29:41 · answer #7 · answered by ash7600 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yes magnets will screw up ur motherboard (no pun intended)
2007-03-09 16:11:05 · answer #8 · answered by greenfrankk 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
u probably had
u must consult ur pc vendor
2007-03-09 16:13:34 · answer #9 · answered by Alann 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋