[isotonic_uk]

hi

was wondering if someone could advise me

i brought a gigabyte ga-7vt600 1394 motherboard and it burned out on me. one section of the board is burned and is good as gone. i was running a 2800 athlon processor. i have 2 questions.

below is the board

http://tw.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Products/Products_GA-7VT600 1394.htm

if i brought a new motherboard, would all the rest of my things work such as cd drives, memory, will that still be ok, or will i need to buy a new machine.

secondly, if its just the motherboad that has gone, does anyone recommend one that would support 6 channel audio and my processor.

any help would be greatly appreciated

thanks

 

[dai]

ram,video,h/d could also be gone and if it was caused by the power supply,and you can afford it start fresh.
but don't put the p/s on a new board before having it checked out as it could do the same again if at fault

 

[Jtoast]

Pretty much EVERY component including your processor and any expansion cards could have been damaged.

No way to know until you test em and see if they work.

as for MB recommendations, I would suggest taking a look at the current offerings from either Abit or Asus as they generally make pretty good boards.

 

[Triple6]

Thats a fairly new board is it not? You may be able to get warranty on it. But as mentioned bove, its very possibly that there is more damage, I wouldn't be re-using the powersupply at all.

 

[isotonic_uk]

yeh its a new motherboard mate, i dont think its the power supply because i didnt hear it go bang or it didnt smell. i thinkin maybe some contact touched the motherboard, and thats why it set on fire.

what do u think

 

[onedavester]

Power supplies are so much cheaper than buying a third MB. When in doubt throw it out.....dude

 

[dustyjay]

Actually in flames type fire? Dayum. Get an RMA # and get Gigabyte to replace the board. That is actually a pretty good board itself. I am using the VT600 (L) version of that board. I am quite happy with it. But if were to do it over again I would get the -1394 board.