[Marvel]

Hey.
Does anybody else's Asrock 330 spark like this when plugging in or removing the power cord ?

Does anyone know what it could be ?

Video link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkIUcEZha...ata_player

Regards M.

[d3mncln3r]

I don't own one of those, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say that's NOT NORMAL. Have you contacted customer support? There's no way in hell that is acceptable performance of a consumer product so I would definitely call their customer support.

[Marvel]

Hey. I've just sent them a message through support on their website this morning.

I did Message them once before about the nic not being able to sync at gigabit and causing the system to choke unless i used a command to force 100mbit! But I just got fobbed off so I'm not holding my breath about this issue.

I'm out of warranty but I'll see what they say.

[roidy]

Yes, my Asrock 330 does that, it's because the metal backplate is connected to ground and if the barrel on the plug makes contact with it as you plug it in then a circuit is formed. The answer is to plug the power adapter into the 330 before switching on the mains. Bad design on Asrocks part but mine hasn't exploded yet

[Marvel]

Yeh it is a bad design

I was hoping to sell it on eBay but if someone buys it and sees the sparking they will think I've sold them a dodgy one ha!!

[PatrickVogeli]

I think mine does that too, however it should be really easy to fix with a bit of insulation tape The rear panel is really easy to dissasemble, if I get some time I'll do it and post my findings

[Marvel]

I was actually thinking about that today while I was inside it taking the fan controller out