Thank you all for the replies!
Replace the CMOS memory backup battery after it dries. Then see if it still works, which I imagine that it will.
Which dishwashing detergent did you use, and did you use Cascade as well?
So you say I can be hopeful the mobo is fine, as long as I get a new battery for it? I have a few lying around, but man sitting here not being able to test it is killing me.
I don't use detergent as there is only dust and stuff like that to remove, I don't XOC so no Vaseline or the like. I've heard it's safer with water only, is it not? What do you use? Also Thanks for the Cascade tip, I haven't heard about it before.
Today still being...today...how was this "101% dry" achieved and verified?
I'd leave it for a couple of days, at least.
I've done this with keyboards. But not turned them on the same day.
No, it wasn't achieved at all! That's why I'm posting, kind of anxious to find out if it still works and I can't test for a while now... I also use the dishwasher for all kinds of stuff, mainly keyboards, mobos and graphics cards.
Yeah....I generally leave the boards to dry at least a week, myself.
Cascade just prevents water spotting....
Thanks for the cascade tip to you too, I'll try it next time. Do you apply it after the fact, or do you put it in the dishwasher somehow?
BTW, you don't need a week, if you leave it to dry for 1-2 days and go over it with a hair drier multiple times. Let everything on the board get hot. As there's a lot of copper in the pcb itself, the whole thing soaks heat. Heat up the board, let it cool down, repeat multiple times. Did the trick every time for me, after about 48 hours of just drying prior to the hair dryer.
EDIT: I should note that heating up and cooling down the entire mobo like this might affect longevity, if you do it a lot. This is a torture test they perform on components in factories, but they repeat thousands of times. These cycles can bring out issues which simple sustained heat load can't.