Motherboard/Vidcard up in smoke

[sarro]

So I finally got around to replacing my buggy nforce2 Asus A7N8X Deluxe motherboard with an Abit NF7-S2 ( http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/products.php?categories=1&model=204 ). After setting everything up and turning the system on nothing showed on the monitor. I tried to start it up a second time and thats when I noticed smoke coming from around the video card...

The mobo's manual says not to use 3.3v video cards, but I have no idea if the ATi Radeon 9700Pro is 1.5 or 3.3 and cannot find a specific answer.

So did I fry my video card, motherboard, or both?

specs:

AMD Athlon 2600+
Abit NF7-S2
512x2 OCZ Plat.Rev.2
BBA Radeon 9700Pro
Antec 430True

 

[NoxTek]

The 9700 Pro will work with 1.5v or 3.3v slots, and it should have worked fine with that board.

 

[sarro]

hrmm, thats what I figured, but something was smoking on the board!

Maybe it was one of the PSU power connectors:
http://www.abit-usa.com/images/products/nf7-s2-lg.jpg

(right above vidcard agp slot)

 

[sarro]

Well, it looks like the first two [orange] wires on the ATX power connector were burnt (yellowish) , but I have no idea why.
Anyone?

 

[Mister E]

Do you play SoF2 sarro? Sry about your smoke problem.

 

[sarro]

Yep, I did and still do!

#sof2 on GameSurge

 

[Mister E]

This is -shroomz- a.k.a. Bob. lol small freakin world man.

Damn dude I hope you get yer shit fixed. Drop me a line on the T@ forums.

 

[ziddey]

hmm not sure. orange is 3.3v. Did you plug in the floppy molex for the video card (does it have one?)

Do you have a different psu to test with? Can you jumper the psu on (short green and black with paperclip). Maybe the board was a dud? Hope it didn't take out much equipment