Cleaning contacts?

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Shady240

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hey guys, not sure how to go about this,

it seems the part of the pcb that goes into the pci slot of the mobo on my audio has some sort of stuff on it, i cant just wipe it off.....do i use isopropyl alcohol to clean to contacts? maybe nail polish remover or some sort of solvent? it shows up in My Devices but refuses to work....im 90% sure if i clean it up it'll work like new again...any info on this subject?
 
Rubber eraser. If it's particularly difficult to remove, use an ink eraser - the kind with a bit of abrasive in it - these used to be white on one end and blue on the other. Rub it along the length of the metal, not across - you want to clean it, not wipe the contacts off the card.
 
Michael Daly said:
Rubber eraser. If it's particularly difficult to remove, use an ink eraser - the kind with a bit of abrasive in it - these used to be white on one end and blue on the other. Rub it along the length of the metal, not across - you want to clean it, not wipe the contacts off the card.
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Nooo....!! The white "ink" erasers are WAY to abrasive for the thin gold that is plated onto the edge fingers of cards.

Here's the best stuff there is....period. It ain't cheap, but the good stuff never is. I got a "pen" which looks like a big felt pen; you just wipe the stuff on and you're good to go.

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Thanks, ill look into that stuff, i couldnt find an eraser last nite anyways :( i reseated the card and it worked for a little bit <5 mins....it my speakers had a high coming from them and it removed itself from the Device Manager list....
 
try a pencil eraser, then use alcohol to clean the residue up. If that doesn't work try what the poster above me suggested.
 
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