Sound Blaster Live! Value Fire Hazard

chiken · Post by **chiken** » Tue Dec 12, 2000 11:15 pm

I got a used Sound Blaster Live! Value as a "bonus" when I bought my Altec speakers off eGay. I had just got around to installing it and forgot to check the ribbon cable running from the card to the expansion card. It turns out I had one of them backwards. BIG Mistake. I had the cover off my case and when I looked back down after powering on smoke was billowing out of it! I shut it off quickly and turned on my fan to get the burning plastic smell out. After it cooled and the smoke cleared I checked for burn spots. It had burned the side wire. Heres some pics to show what I mean. I recommend any of you who own this card make sure you have it on right.

http://web.axs.net/chiken/burn.jpg
http://web.axs.net/chiken/burn2.jpg
http://web.axs.net/chiken/burn4.jpg

stall6g · Post by **stall6g** » Tue Dec 12, 2000 11:55 pm

We're going to the fire!! Man that would have scared the schiznit out of me.

succubiss · Post by **succubiss** » Wed Dec 13, 2000 1:35 am

whoa, so whats the right way?

Coco · Post by **Coco** » Wed Dec 13, 2000 2:26 am

so scary... I remembered my PC smoked like hell once... My removable HD Rack key short circuited the PC speaker coz I thought the speaker magnet will hold the key so I won't lose it... bad idea...

Darkheart · Post by **Darkheart** » Wed Dec 13, 2000 5:01 am

Which expansion card were you hooked up to...? Microwave controller

...?

Darkheart

Kakarot · Post by **Kakarot** » Wed Dec 13, 2000 2:25 pm

That happened to me once on an OLDER socket 7 mobo(AT style).. I hooked up the USB card to the mobo and the lil data cable that hooked between the two did the exact same thing. quite fun. I also did that once where the yellow wire on the power cable going to the floppy drive melted and smoked. that was fun!

Old_Wolf · Post by **Old_Wolf** » Thu Dec 14, 2000 5:20 pm

Bummer man, that really sucks. Reminds me of the time I burned out a floppy header on a comp I was working on at the office. Installed a new HDD, hit the power, turned to get a tool, and turned back around to a smoking floppy cable. Really freaked me out for a sec.

Totally know how you feel man.

-Old_Wolf

DaMaN · Post by **DaMaN** » Thu Dec 14, 2000 6:13 pm

Were you attempting to be the first PCA member to overclock a sound card? C'mon admit it....[j/k]

chiken · Post by **chiken** » Thu Dec 14, 2000 9:12 pm

Ok, I admit it. I was trying to overclock it.

...I should've used a bigger heatsink...

Darkheart · Post by **Darkheart** » Fri Dec 15, 2000 6:57 am

Mmmmm Extra Crispy...

Darkheart