Molex to Sata Cable Caught Fire!

sWiZzLe · 15 Oct 2014 at 18:39

Hi,

On Saturday I was happily playing Defense Grid 2 when i smelt burning plastic.

Unsure whether it was coming from my computer i quickly turned it off. I then turned it on again for a second and smoke poured from it.
I took the back cover off to see discover that the cable connected to my SSD was on fire :eek:

Never seen anything like this before, I would have thought that the PSU would have shut the pc down for something like this, but didn't.
Luckily I was at my pc at the time! I'm now rather worried about leaving my pc on when i go out.

Fortunately after scraping the melted plastic off the pins, my SSD is fine

Could this just be down to a dodgy molex to sata cable? Why didn't my psu shut my pc down? It was happy to let my continue playing a game whilst a fire raged inside my pc

sWiZzLe · 15 Oct 2014 at 19:47

"The AX1200i features a comprehensive array of protection and safety features. This includes Over-Voltage Protection (OVP), and Over-Current Protection (OCP) on the 12V, 5V, and 3.3V rails, Over-Temperature Protection (OTP), and Short-Circuit Protection (SCP)."

Errm, apparently so :confused:

sWiZzLe · 15 Oct 2014 at 19:52

Divine Pain said:
Wow... surprised your ssd is still fine after all that :/

Where did you get that cable from? Was it supplied with your psu or?

No some adapter cable i was using as the sata power adapters provided with the AX1200i all had right angle connectors and I have the Silverstone FT02 and the SSD goes on the back off the case and I couldn't use them.

It's now in one of my front caddy bays... need to find a key for the caddy now so I don't accidentally disconnect it!

sWiZzLe · 15 Oct 2014 at 22:37

No idea, been using it for years without a problem.

sWiZzLe · 23 Oct 2014 at 17:04

I showed it to an electrician. He said the problem looked local and was probably caused by the molex part of the connector not being properly connected. It may have come slightly loose over time due to fiddling / upgrading the pc.

Certainly was an I opener and I hope a warning to any of you who also have similar cables.... get rid ASAP!!!

I now turn my pc off when i leaving the house :rolleyes: