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My system just leaked (HELP!!!)

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So I woke up this morning and noticed my computer was turned off...

I tried turning it back on, but alas, I received the nice "VGA test failed" voice message courtesy of my Asus mobo. I didn't think much of it until I opened my case and noticed the puddle of water... :(

So for those of you unfortunate enough to have had this happen to you, what do I do now?

I've completely drained my system and removed EVERYTHING. I wiped everything down best I could and it's all sitting out to dry now. However, there is definitely a blue-ish fluid residue on the PCB's of both my motherboard and video card. I originally used distilled water with BMW coolant. I forgot the ratio I used, but I *think* it was 9 parts water to 1 part coolant. Not sure what difference that makes....

I suppose I'm writing this just to seek some e-comfort. :eek: I'm prepared for the worst (somebody telling me my computer is totally f*cked)

Help? Thanks so much.
 
I leaked water on my card and mobo. Pure distilled water. It was only for 15 minutes though. I did an emergency shut down and used canned air to clean out all the water for 2 hours.

Oh and right before I turned my PC back on I said a prayer to Jesus. I'm not ashamed. Guess what I was ok. Power of prayer my friend.
 
I've read that scrubbing the parts that were spilled on with distilled water and a toothbrush helps...

Fact or fiction?
 
Toothbrush, toothpick, q-tip, doesn't matter what you use, point is to get the moisture off.

You're lucky there wasn't any fireworks involved.

In any case, check for burn marks or any kind of odd foul smell coming from the system.

I've had a video card clunk out on me from a small waterblock leak. Fortunately the manufacturer (eVGA) replaced the card, but I was using pure distilled and so there was no residue stains on the pcb itself.

Good luck with readjusting your system.

And welcome ot the WC World :)
 
Dry it for a day or two with fans pointing at it, then hope for the best.
 
Heh, stories like these always remind me of my past.

One day, I was talking to my friend on the phone. We were just BSing about stuff, when he freaks out on me and starts screaming.I thought somebody died!

Nope, it was his computer. :rolleyes:

He left it next to an open window with the back facing the window. Little did he know, a huge wind/rain storm started up and was blowing tons of rain into his room into his computer. This wasn't a light drizzle ether (I remember the storm), we're talking big, FAT rain drops in a large spray. Walking outside during that storm would soak you in 5-10 seconds.

Now, he drops the phone on the washing machine (as I found out later). I thought his house was caving in on itself, but little did I know it was only his pride! HA HA! :D

He did yell that he would "call me back". I could hear him in the background... "aaaAAHHH". :eek:

The water had also gone into his monitor, speakers, scanner, and just about everything else that was electronic.

I was LOLing at this point because I've done some crazy sh!t like this before as well, so I've been there (and I don't want to go back). ;)

When I finally got a hold of him, I told him to make sure to drain everything, wipe up his computer insides and put a big fan in front of all of his stuff.

In the end, all of it still worked, but when I saw his face, it was whiter than his washing machine. Classic!
 
So.. the point of all stories is - even if your WC system leaked and your PC turned off - drain it, pray for 2 days and turn it back on?
Got it...
 
phinix said:
So.. the point of all stories is - even if your WC system leaked and your PC turned off - drain it, pray for 2 days and turn it back on?
Got it...
Click to expand...

pretty much.

'Cept the only problem I'm faced with is...

I turned the computer back on after the leak because I didn't KNOW my system had leaked.

Hopefully that didn't f*** me in the a##
 
Glad to hear. Years ago I spilled ~1/2 a litre of Coke in to the top exhaust on my A64 system. While it was on.

It took ~2 weeks to dry out fully, kept trying it and no dice, but it worked in the end.
 
When in doubt, use non-electricaly conductive coolant. Like everyone else said though, if you have a leak clean your parts with distilled water. I've even used 100% pure ethyl alcohol after cleaning with distilled since the alcohol dries faster and won't leave a residue. Only 100% pure though.
 
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