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Do any of those three caps to the left of the device have  puffed up tops?  
Hard to tell from the pics but seem to be.  Once upon a time there were a BIG 
BUNCH of them, bootleg I think, that caused a lotta headaches.  I've replaced 
about a dozen on some abit mobos.   They have been known to blow and cause 
major damage. 

On one of my mobos there are 5 or 6 things similar to your blown one,  all 
labeled Q-something.  Q is usually used to denote transistors.  My guess is 
they are power transistors used in a regulator circuit.  Obviously the frying 
is caused by over current which could be caused by a bunch of things 
including dust that gets a little wet/damp or simply one of the components 
got old and tired like me and gave it up.
ra



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