> one of the PCI cards

...

> [And more importantly, how in the name of God does a device which only has 
> access to a few milliwatts manage to get warm enough to physically melt??]

Where in the name of God did you get the idea that a PCI card only has 
access to a few milliwatts?  A quick Google told me the specification says 
it can draw up to 25 W, so I imagine it can draw probably up to 30 W or more 
on most motherboards.

30 W is easily enough to fry a chip.

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