You're trying to run them without the heatsinks?
You're lucky the WHOLE BOARD didn't overheat and blow up.
I agree with the other reply that you likely have a polarity issue - but if you don't get those board reinstalled on the heatsinks and some sort of fan blowing air through the heatsinks you ARE going to have a "all the hash chips overheating and dying FAST" issue.
I've already confirmed that it was a polarity issue.
They didn't come with heatsinks, and I'm only in the middle of building my set up. Heat management is to follow. I simply need to confirm the boards are working and can hash.
At the moment I need now repair the damaged boards by replacing the destroyed components. What components have been damaged? And where would I get replacements from?