spilled water on pc, won't turn on

So I was a fucking moron and spilled water all over my desk, which then leaked all over my PC. Within two seconds I turned it off at the power point and then had my shirt soaking up the water on top of the PC. After opening up the case I found a little bit of water around the edges, like where the side panels touch the rest of the case - but there didn't seem to be any water on any of the hardware.

Now it won't turn on. Should I leave it to dry for a day and then try again? Or start testing and cleaning individual components?

 

dry it as best u can with paper towel and then a hair dryer if u cant get to any visible moisture

then leave it to air over night
but trying to start it wet or letting it run wet it may already be dead

 

Take the large components out to let them dry on there own. Give it 24-48 hours to dry out. Shouldnt take long in this heat. Then inspect it for damage. IE burns/blisters etc

 

Will a computer turn on with no graphics card?

 

it will boot and beep error msgs

 

The PSU can at least by jump started with a paperclip and can power some fans. I think it is OK.



Unplugged everything except the CPU, CPU fans, a stick of RAM, 24 pin mobo connector, EPS 12V connector, then tried turning it on by shorting the pins on the mobo. Still didn't turn on. So I removed the motherboard and can spot no water and no signs of damage.

Any ideas?

 

Waited overnight. Still doesn't work.


Might buy a socket 775 mobo second hand. If anyone has one for sale please visit this thread:
http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t=1016617

 

bummer
but u said in the op u dont think any water touched the hardware.
was it a lot of water that u spilt?
with any luck ur cpu/ram etc will still be fine

grab a cheap mobo off the forums ftw

 

Perhaps turning it off at the wall before the PC powered down has contributed.

Have you tried a different PSU?

 

that hasnt been a problem since win98 era hw...

 

^^ The dude was covered in water when he flicked the switch

 

It was about a glass (tall glass) worth of water that spilled on the desk, much of which ran down and landed on the computer. Some if it got inside but I didn't find any water on any hardware itself, just around some parts of the case. None of the hardware appears to be damaged.

I have a dead P5B Deluxe that won't post, when I plugged the PSU into that and tried turning it on, it could at least turn the PSU on (fan spinning), the lights turn on etc... The PSU can also be jump started no problem with a paper clip (connect the green wire and the black wire) and can run a few fans. I'm 75% sure the power supply is fine. With the P35-DS3P? Nothing happens, at all, when attempted to be turned on.

I'll try testing the RAM later, GFX card, SSD, etc later.

I was pretty dry when I flicked the switch. Two seconds later I took my shirt off and started drying.

 

Spitting Chips mate hope all you're parts are still a ok etc Ram and CPU and SSD ohh and GPU. Fingers crossed the board just is dead.

 

just blow dry it and it should be fine. sounds like your psu is dead through?

 

sounds weird that its dead if u dont think it got wet,
but yeah id be stripping it down, checking every part for signs of water damage, and then testing with known good hw.

GL

 

I've had a few mobos in the past which go into shitty boot guard fail safe modes when mains power is lost

they take a minute or so to do their boot/reboot shit before completing a boot to OS

 

ahh yeah theres a bios setting for that, but just pulling the power shouldnt kill modern hw.
it must have got some water in it somewhere

op has a drinking problem..

 

true - I pull mains plugs all the time on my shit boxens - really should connect a switch to the mobo

OP's problem is they need to be drunk before attempting a strip down and reassemble

 

It sounds like either the mobo won't pass the PS-ON signal to the PSU (via the green wire in the 24-pin ATX) or the +5VSB rail in the PSU is dead (which means no standby power to the mobo to supply the PS-ON voltage).

More likely to be the former than the latter i'd say, since most modern PSUs derive +5VSB from one of the +12V rails. If the pin-shorting trick turns on the PSU with a bit of a load on it, it's probably ok.

OP, does your mobo have an onboard power switch? If yes, have you tried it? Unlikely to make a difference since any onboard switch would just be in parallel with the FP header, but you never know....

I suspect you're up for a new board though.

 

AMD E350 does a good job of replacing sig rig for the internet.

Nah.

Been on holidays for like 5 months so my sleeping patterns are broken. Started uni for the year on monday which meant I had to get up at 6AM (i.e. usually the time I go to bed). So I was extremely tired and not paying attention.

Ironic that an electronic engineering student kills his computer that has been overclocked the hell out of because he spilled water on it.

Nope. Thanks for the reply.