ASUS recalled the motherboard due to the risk of burns

ASUS warned consumers about the risk of burns when using the ROG Maximus Z690 Hero motherboard in December.

Now the American regulator has ordered the company to recall the product.

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According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, the motherboard poses a potential burn hazard. The recall affects approximately 10,000 items.

“The capacitor on the motherboard was installed in the reverse position, which can lead to a short circuit, overheating or melting, fire and burns,” the commission noted.

On December 29, ASUS itself initiated a motherboard recall.But her message may have gone unnoticed by some consumers. The company also noted that only "a few incidents" related to the malfunction have been reported in North America.