4 weeks ago today I came home to a flooded basement with a couple inches of water. My desktop PC was sitting in it. The power supply is at top of box and dry, but one edge of motherboard and part of hard drive were in water. the power strip the PC was plugged into had popped its circuit breaker so I was hoping for the best. I set machine out in hot sun for a day then in a room with a dehumidifier for the rest of the last 4 weeks. went to power up today but the power supply is toast (probably a blown internal fuse, but I will replace unit not the fuse). the motherboard is also likely shot too. I can always pop a spare power supply in to check. My main concern is the hard disk. I know they are sealed units and it is readable in an external drive dock, but I wonder about impact on the drive's long term viability. Part of the connector and circuit board were in water.
I am just curious if anyone has had similar experience and what to expect. I know the obvious response from most is to not risk anything and get a new drive. I will do that but am really interested in your experiences more than your logical advice.
thanks,
Craig
I am just curious if anyone has had similar experience and what to expect. I know the obvious response from most is to not risk anything and get a new drive. I will do that but am really interested in your experiences more than your logical advice.
thanks,
Craig