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Mandarinez
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United States52 Posts
February 27 2013 19:04 GMT
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So my roommate accidentally spilled a small amount of liquid (think sauce) into my desktop. We didn't even realize it had happened until I opened up my machine. What happened was at first the screen display was a series of lines, and then when I restarted the machine, it did not turn on again. From what I see in the case, liquid touched the graphics card, and the power supply only. However, I did try to turn the computer on a few times before I realized it got wet.

My question is how much of the computer do you think is savable? I'm not too optimistic about the graphics card and the power supply...
bsdaemon
Profile Joined July 2012
618 Posts
February 27 2013 19:26 GMT
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I dunno about the power supply, I wouldn't recommend touching that unless you know what you are doing. For the graphics card, let it dry completely, put it in a bag of rice if you want and try again once it is bone dry.
MichaelMinix
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September 07 2019 11:39 GMT
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Eversince
Profile Joined October 2015
Philippines2301 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-09-11 05:51:11
September 07 2019 11:55 GMT
#4
The fact he's asking for help trying to salvage parts prolly mean he's not having insurance coverage.
As far as I can guess is take daemon's advice. Put the video card in anything that will absorb moisture. Don't mess with the power supply unless you really know what you are doing. Best you get it on, but even then if somethings not right you STILL don't have a computer, and you just burnt your house down! If you have a way to measure power, dry the card out, test to see what's getting power, solder new. Strait replace the power supply to be on the safe end. If was just water ok, but you said sauce and most sauces are more acidic and that will really cause a risk. If just on the external casing then clean it very well and let it dry completely.

[edit] Sorry guys, I was super sleepy not checking dates and just saw this pop up, reply, and now I feel super stupid.
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SC-Shield
Profile Joined December 2018
Bulgaria818 Posts
September 08 2019 19:09 GMT
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On September 07 2019 20:55 Eversince wrote:
The fact he's asking for help trying to salvage parts prolly mean he's not having insurance coverage.
As far as I can guess is take daemon's advice. Put the video card in anything that will absorb moisture. Don't mess with the power supply unless you really know what you are doing. Best you get it on, but even then if somethings not right you STILL don't have a computer, and you just burnt your house down! If you have a way to measure power, dry the card out, test to see what's getting power, solder new. Strait replace the power supply to be on the safe end. If was just water ok, but you said sauce and most sauces are more acidic and that will really cause a risk. If just on the external casing then clean it very well and let it dry completely.


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