Asus Z690 Hero Motherboard Recollects Confirmed by Producer After Experiences of Overheating and Melting

Seven months after YouTuber Buildzoid found that Asus put in one of many capacitors backward on its Z690 Hero motherboard, Asus and the US Shopper Product Security Fee (CPSC) have formally introduced a recall because the motherboard may overheat, soften, or probably begin a hearth.

As reported by The Verge, Buildzoid recognized the problem and decided that the backward capacitor was put in subsequent to the MOSFETs (metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor). It is a drawback as a result of “a reversed capacitor leads to reversed polarity, inflicting the MOSFETs to malfunction and fritter away.”

Asus confirmed that Buildzoid’s findings had been right, and introduced that it might be “working with related authorities businesses on a alternative program.” Now, Asus and the CPSC have shared the primary particulars on the recall.

“This recall includes ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Hero laptop motherboards bought individually for computer systems,” the official description reads from the CPSC. “The recalled motherboards have half quantity 90MB18E0-MVAAY0. Affected items have a serial quantity that begins with MA, MB, and MC, which signifies the manufacture yr in 2021. The half quantity is situated subsequent to the 24-pin energy connector on a white label on the underside facet of the motherboard and on the packaging. Detailed directions to find out if the motherboard is included on this recall may be discovered on the agency’s web site at https://www.asus.com/assist/rog-maximus-z690-hero-checking.”