Asus are now recalling the Maximus Z690 Hero motherboard due
to a manufacturing process fluxup where a capacitor
was inserted the wrong way around (polarity) causing
motherboards to eventually catch FIRE !
As of December 28, 2021, there have been a few incidents reported in North America. Going forward, we are continuing our thorough inspection with our suppliers and customers to identify all possible affected ROG Maximus Z690 Hero motherboards in the market and will be working with relevant government agencies on a replacement program….
Ref: https://www.asus.com/us/news/u5866wtjwmbj1fue/
If you have or know of someone who has one of these mobo’s, I’d suggest paying the above Asus site a visit for further details and pass it on to the third party ASAP.
