Water Cooling Problem

Fred Woogle · Post by **Fred Woogle** » January 2nd, 2007, 19:36

The roof came off my gym, which my PC happened to be in, picked it up, a buckets worth of water came out, any idea?

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » January 2nd, 2007, 19:40

You win a large door stop.

I've had no experience with water damaged hardware but you could try leaving it a warm, dry place for a long time, in bits.

Fred Woogle · Post by **Fred Woogle** » January 2nd, 2007, 19:41

and someone to turn it on please.....

MIkkyo · Post by **MIkkyo** » January 2nd, 2007, 19:44

Ty aka Sir Die Aloty wrote:and someone to turn it on please.....

OOH OOOH ME PICK ME! If I'm lucky it will cause me to become supercharged with electricity and give me super powers. That or fry my nuts, I kinda like the tingle that gives.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » January 2nd, 2007, 19:46

Split it down and leave it somewhere dry for a week or so

Post by **deject** » January 2nd, 2007, 19:53

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:Split it down and leave it somewhere dry for a week or so

that

Fred Woogle · Post by **Fred Woogle** » January 2nd, 2007, 20:14

think a week will dry something thats been soaked for sevral days?

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » January 2nd, 2007, 20:39

Ty aka Sir Die Aloty wrote:think a week will dry something thats been soaked for sevral days?

It's probably not the kind of material that would absorb water so shouldn't matter but it wont have helped.

Post by **Dog Pants** » January 2nd, 2007, 22:38

As long as power hasn't been applied it should be okay. Corrosion might be a problem I suppose, and I don't know how a hard-drive would like getting wet but I think they should be sealed well enough to survive a bit of rain damage. Best way to see if it's dry is to touch it with your penis. If your penis is wet when you break contact it isn't dry. Or it's turned you on.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » January 2nd, 2007, 22:38

should be fine, give it at least a week, 2 will be better.

remember motherboards and such get washed during manufacturing anyway, this is just a bit different.

hell, if you spill coke into your machine, your best bet is to stick the bits in the dishwasher or a bath of water for a few hours.

pixie pie · Post by **pixie pie** » January 2nd, 2007, 22:40

My personal suggestion is just to cry, not on the PC mind, that won't help matters. At least a metre away, and just cry. (I are not Soloman, honest)

Post by **FatherJack** » January 3rd, 2007, 0:24

Overclock it hard, it'll soon dry out. I think Chicken posted a how to guide just recently.

MIkkyo · Post by **MIkkyo** » January 3rd, 2007, 0:27

FatherJack wrote:Overclock it hard, it'll soon dry out. I think Chicken posted a how to guide just recently.

YAY and try to make toast at the same time.

Fred Woogle · Post by **Fred Woogle** » January 3rd, 2007, 2:47

nah, I took the hard drive out, but I should be a getting a new machine soon :D

eion · Post by **eion** » January 3rd, 2007, 5:21

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:should be fine, give it at least a week, 2 will be better.

remember motherboards and such get washed during manufacturing anyway, this is just a bit different.

hell, if you spill coke into your machine, your best bet is to stick the bits in the dishwasher or a bath of water for a few hours.

This, definitely.

I'd dismantle it completely to avoid corrosion, wash any parts that look like they need it with distilled water (if there's any parts that look really bad, use denatured alcohol and a lint-free cotton swab), and leave everything to dry in a warm, clean room until you're very, very super sure that it's dry (and then a little while longer - remember water may have gotten in behind surface-mounted components). Then rebuild. Hopefully everything will survive, and if not then you should still be able to salvage most of the parts.

Fred Woogle · Post by **Fred Woogle** » January 24th, 2007, 0:48

the insurance company picked this up today, should have money within a week or a new computer with 2weeks, wewt, custom build and I will argue muchly over specs :D

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » January 24th, 2007, 0:49

hurrah!

Post by **deject** » January 24th, 2007, 1:05

yay for insurance

mrbobbins · Post by **mrbobbins** » January 24th, 2007, 8:56