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Water Damage - Video Revival

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Let's say a card was damaged from water (watercooling problems) but it can still POST but can't get into windows. What would be the first steps to reviving this card?

.. circuit board cleaner.. ??
.. troubleshooting steps.. ??

any help would be great!
 
chances are it's fubared... most you can do is wipe it off really well... once electricity goes thorugh it with water on it... ehhh...
 
I had a very small amount of water leak on my 9800XT, but after drying it out and cleaning the whole thing with goof-off and then alcohol, it started up again and worked fine for another 6 months or so before it finally died just a couple of weeks ago.

It's worth trying to clean it up. Use acetone or something of the sort that really clean it all up, then alcohol to clean the residue, then let it dry for a day or so, then plug it in and see what happens.

You couldn't be any worse off than you are now, so why not give it a shot? :)
 
Acetone will strip the sealant off the PCB within seconds.

Isopropyl alcohol at 90% or above on a lint-free cloth, wipe over the affected area to stop any corrosion from the water and hang it up to dry for atleast a day over indirect warmth.
Serves 3-4.
Enjoy.
 
If it was on when it got water on it... you can probably kiss it goodbye... unless you got lucky. If it was off then you are fine. But you have to let it dry before you turn it on again.
 
Not necessarily. I've spilled water on computer components and saw them shut off. All it took was for them to dry out and they worked fine. I've seen in happen on the forums a few times and I haven't yet seen one fry, just short out and shut off until they dry.
 
Phonic said:
Acetone will strip the sealant off the PCB within seconds.

Isopropyl alcohol at 90% or above on a lint-free cloth, wipe over the affected area to stop any corrosion from the water and hang it up to dry for atleast a day over indirect warmth.
Serves 3-4.
Enjoy.
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Sure it'll strip the sealant, but all you do thin is buy some spray on conformal coating and you'll be fine :). Not to mention the conformal coating will prevent further water damage from occurring.

I actually sprayed my whole mobo with conformal coating while mounted in my Vapochill as a precaution against condensation. Worked great for quite a while.
 
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