Anyone ever wreck a mobo by setting it on top a TV...?

[klosters64a]

..and turning the TV on? I don't know whether I destroyed my new CUBX-E through this stupidity, or if the board was screwed when I received it.

I get never ending 01 01 01 01 01's when the HDD is recognized in the Bios, after initial correct detection and ID, of course. The HDD checks out fine in a different box.
I might be too late to RMA the mainboard, btw.

Supercalifragilisticexpealodocious.

 

[Placid]

The tv top is ok. Its plastic.
Board was probably bad when you got it.
Maybe try reflashing the bios if you can.

 

[klosters64a]

Thanks for your reply, placid. I think that the Bios is in such bad shape that it can't be flashed. The reason I brought up the TV isn't because I'm concerned with a static charge. I'm worried about the strong electomagnetic field that's generated by the CRT in TV's. Worse, this is an old TV!

I was damned stupid to turn the TV on with the mobo sitting on top of it!

 

[Newbie_Doo]

Put it this way...I fried a mobo when my cat jumped into my lap while I was workingon it outside of the case. Lost a vid card at the same time too. If the cat wasn't so darn cute, she might have been history as well. Luckily, I wanted to replace those components and upgrade anyway, so it gave me the perfect excuse.

Beware Static.