ASRock Forums : Asrock Z97 Anniversary motherboard https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:18:05 +0000 Fri, 31 Jul 2015 23:12:37 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=523 <![CDATA[ASRock Forums]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ <![CDATA[Asrock Z97 Anniversary motherboard : Yes, I had unplugged it after...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=523&PID=2515&title=asrock-z97-anniversary-motherboard#2515 Author: motti15
Subject: 523
Posted: 31 Jul 2015 at 11:12pm

Yes, I had unplugged it after and it the computer doesn't turn on. I"m afraid also it might be the board, but I would assume that the other components such as SSD, HD, ram, and so on should all be fine still, right?]]> Fri, 31 Jul 2015 23:12:37 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=523&PID=2515&title=asrock-z97-anniversary-motherboard#2515 <![CDATA[Asrock Z97 Anniversary motherboard : So the fan had dual connectors?...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=523&PID=2513&title=asrock-z97-anniversary-motherboard#2513 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 523
Posted: 31 Jul 2015 at 9:14pm

So the fan had dual connectors? One 3 pin and a molex I would guess. You are not meant to connect both. You may be lucky and the burning you smelled may be the fan cables. I assume you have already tried disconnecting the offending fan entirely?

If you have and the board still will not power on then I am afraid it is likely blown.
]]> Fri, 31 Jul 2015 21:14:56 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=523&PID=2513&title=asrock-z97-anniversary-motherboard#2513 <![CDATA[Asrock Z97 Anniversary motherboard : Everything had been plugged in...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=523&PID=2508&title=asrock-z97-anniversary-motherboard#2508 Author: motti15
Subject: 523
Posted: 31 Jul 2015 at 7:23pm

Everything had been plugged in and was working fine. There was a fan connector attached to the motherboard and a separate power supply to the fan that was dangling there with 4 pins. I connected that with one of the remaining power cables.

It ended up turning the fan on to work but that's when I smelled that odd plastic smell and wonder if it somehow shorted out the board, which had never happened before. Yes it was a molex connector. The fan connector was already attached to the board

Edited by motti15 - 31 Jul 2015 at 7:25pm]]> Fri, 31 Jul 2015 19:23:51 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=523&PID=2508&title=asrock-z97-anniversary-motherboard#2508 <![CDATA[Asrock Z97 Anniversary motherboard : Welcome to the forums.When you...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=523&PID=2498&title=asrock-z97-anniversary-motherboard#2498 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 523
Posted: 31 Jul 2015 at 1:34pm

Welcome to the forums. 

When you say you plugged in a free power cable to the motherboard, what cable did you connect and where?

Molex look a little like this (oooo) 
SATA power [====] 
Fan connector [...]

then there are the motherboard power connections
           _ __
      [o][o]  [o][o][o][o]
4pin [o][o] and  [o][o][o][o] 8 pin

If you connected the wrong cable to the motherboard it is possible you have damaged it. 
]]> Fri, 31 Jul 2015 13:34:40 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=523&PID=2498&title=asrock-z97-anniversary-motherboard#2498 <![CDATA[Asrock Z97 Anniversary motherboard : I had installed all the components...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=523&PID=2495&title=asrock-z97-anniversary-motherboard#2495 Author: motti15
Subject: 523
Posted: 31 Jul 2015 at 12:35pm

I had installed all the components on my computer from the tower to motherboard to graphics card and all. It was running great for about 2 months and tonight I had noticed after a long while of my fans wasn't running. I opened up the computer an plugged a free power cable into the motherboard and when I turned teh computer back on, i smelled this odd plastic smell and the computer monitor didn't show anything and just a black screen.

Do you guys know if somehow the motherboard just fried? My friend told me that could have happened, but how do you know if a component goes bad? The computer screen literally never even shows anything at all, just all black.]]> Fri, 31 Jul 2015 12:35:03 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=523&PID=2495&title=asrock-z97-anniversary-motherboard#2495