Huge mishap need help asap

[ImXHunter]

Okay so I'll skip the story and explain what happened. So some water was spilt onto my computer and went through the top of my case and the fan flew it all inside on the hardware. Immediate blue screen and wouldn't turn back on. I unplugged the computer and took a blow dryer to It on low for around half an hour and tried to turn on. I booted it back up and it went to the bios and booted up about 95% of the way. It then turned off. I unplugged it and tried to let it dry out for around 2 hours. I then tried to turn it on again. It booted for around 2 seconds and it sounded like the disc drive/HDD made an odd scratching noise. I tried to turn it on about 5 more times and the noise stopped but it only boots for about two seconds then shuts off and loops repeatedly, on for 2 seconds off, off and on. I opened the case and tried to see what was working.

all fans are running and GPU fans are running as well. (Hoping GPU/CPU aren't an issue).

My guess so far since everything seems to be working is
1. power supply is messed up
2. Motherboard is fried.

If you can confirm it's either of those two parts I'd greatly appreciate it.

EDIT: Note. Water was on my PSU, MOBO and a little drip on my GPU (I assume that's fine, if not I have a temporary replacement.).

Sorry for any grammar mistakes as I'm writing this on my phone since I'm without a computer 🙁

 

[drtweak]

Yea it could be any one of those or all honestly. Only way to test is 1) get a different GPU since you have areplacmenet and 2) get a different working PSU and see if that works or not. The only way to know if there is an issue with the PSU is 1) a PSU Tester or 2) Plug it into a working PC (Which i wouldn't do unless it is a old dummy PC which is always good to have for this kind of stuff)

Yea I like to keep the kill switch to the power for all my stuff very VERY close by so when stuff like this happens i got for that switch and get the power off before any liquid hits it because if the power is off, and water hits it, it should be fine after letting dry (Depending if it is filtered water or not).

I brought back a laptop that had coffee spilt on it like 10 years ago. Very VERY Carefully washed it with Rubbing Alcohol and Distilled Watter 3 times and BAM got it to work. Not saying do that but if all else fails.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

It was prolly OK until the restart. Procedure for water inside PSU is:

1. Immediately shut down electric and tank plug

2. Completely disassemble the build taking all affected parts and spread out on dry cloth

3. Wipe dry each component as it is removed before placing on dry fine threaded cloth (i.e., table cloth), placing slots or grilles down.

4. Use a desk fan to blow air across components.... if you have dehumidifier or AC turn on.

5. After an hour flip components right side up, leave fan on and leave overnight.

6. Hook up PSU and do paperclip test (use google if don't know).



If you didn't disassemble the build, you could still have water in the slots. Do as above and rebuild.

Reset CMOS (see MoBo Manual)

Go into BIOS after turning on and set all BIOS settings to default

Save and exit BIOS... allow to reboot.

 

[ImXHunter]

Thanks for the replies.

I previously had an issue with my PSU failing during some games when I'd go full screen. So I need to replace this anyways. But would it be a good idea to replace the motherboard as well? I'd rather have a guaranteed work rather than just get the PSU and the motherboard not work and vise versa.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

No smoke, no burning smell, no sparks .... you restarted and fans worked cards fans worked and you got 95% booted.

If MoBo was outdated, why the heck not ? If budget an issue then it's a harder decision. Of course that decision if different with a $650 MoBo / CPU / combo then it is with a $150 one.

There's also these:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16899109003
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16899705003

 

[ImXHunter]

That was the first time. Then the new issue started occurring where it wouldn't boot for more than two seconds which leads me to believe it's either a PSU failure or a short in the motherboard.