- Jul 15, 2005
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Well, three days ago, I spilled my drink on my PC. It got through one of the fan vents and landed right on the motherboard, right near the CPU. The PC was ON and RUNNING at the time the drink got on it. It shut off about 5 seconds after the drink made contact.
It looked like it was only a few drops so I took a Q-tip and started wiping the drink off. About 10-20 Minutes later after wiping the drink off, I turned the PC on. All the fans started spinning and all the LEDS came on for about 15-20 seconds, then the PC shut off.
I booted the PC again, and it did the same thing (stayed on for 15-20 seconds).
I once again turned it on a minute later, and it only stayed on for a split second.
My specs at the time (This was my first build):
AMD 3200+ Winchester (939)
Foxconn NF4UK8AA-8EKRS NF4 Ultra
1GB (512x2) Corsair Value RAM
Seagate Barracuda (160 GB,SATA)
HIS ICEQII x850 XT (PCI-E)
I replaced the motherboard with a DFI Lanparty UT NF4 ULTRA D, and also installed a new powersupply.
Once my new motherboard was installed, I booted the PC up and the same thing happened. It boots up for a split second.
Is this a sign of my CPU being dead? Would replacing it do the trick?
Also, what about my other stuff, would they be most likely dead too?
I really hope my x850 is still alright..
Thanks in advance.
It looked like it was only a few drops so I took a Q-tip and started wiping the drink off. About 10-20 Minutes later after wiping the drink off, I turned the PC on. All the fans started spinning and all the LEDS came on for about 15-20 seconds, then the PC shut off.
I booted the PC again, and it did the same thing (stayed on for 15-20 seconds).
I once again turned it on a minute later, and it only stayed on for a split second.
My specs at the time (This was my first build):
AMD 3200+ Winchester (939)
Foxconn NF4UK8AA-8EKRS NF4 Ultra
1GB (512x2) Corsair Value RAM
Seagate Barracuda (160 GB,SATA)
HIS ICEQII x850 XT (PCI-E)
I replaced the motherboard with a DFI Lanparty UT NF4 ULTRA D, and also installed a new powersupply.
Once my new motherboard was installed, I booted the PC up and the same thing happened. It boots up for a split second.
Is this a sign of my CPU being dead? Would replacing it do the trick?
Also, what about my other stuff, would they be most likely dead too?
I really hope my x850 is still alright..
Thanks in advance.