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What was the liquid that the goofball spilled inside the rig? (I'd love to see a video of that - what did it do, go sideways?)
And how did you clean it and or dry it out? How long did it run after the initial soaking?
EDIT: The reason I ask this is because some drinks (alcohol like wine or Rum or Whiskey, and soft drinks) contain a lot of sugar. Even if the board dries out the sugar will remain like a film and can continue to be conductive.
Last edited by TVeblen; 27 Mar 2013 at 18:45.
Ok to reset the BIOS it's by the taking out the battery. Havent seen this in a while only on older pc's. Anyways take out the battery and leave it out for maybe 1min.
EDIT: Here is your motherboard manual http://www.gigabyte.com/products/pro...id=3852#manual
Situation seems to have evolved to it running for a solid 15 seconds before turning off
None of the peripherals get detected
edit: ok screw it, not worth your time. this will work eventually, as it always does. Thanks all.
I would perform the basic no boot diagnostic test that most folks do on new builds that do not boot (see below).
This test should accomplish 2 things:
- If there is a defective/damaged component responsible this test will help you discover it.
- If there is still residual gunk from the drink this will give you the opportunity to inspect the parts (especially the contacts) to see. Just removing and reseating parts will often be enough to rub off any offending film or corrosion in many cases. But none of the parts or contacts should be sticky or slimy.
Be sure to use proper electrostatic precautions handling parts. And place the parts on a non-conductive surface.
The Test:
New System Failure Diagnostic
Basic diagnostic procedure is to uninstall the entire build and start over. Some people do this out of the case by placing the motherboard on an anti-static surface. This eliminates the possibility that there is a short circuit between the motherboard and the case through the connection posts (stand-offs). A standoff in the wrong location or a sloppy job will cause a short.
The Test (power off, power cord unplugged):
- Disconnect everything externally connected except the mouse and keyboard (printers, USB devices, etc). If you are not using a wired mouse and keyboard see if you can borrow one. The wireless device is just another component you have to deal with.
- Disconnect the power and data cables from all the drives inside the computer (Hard drives, DVD/CD drives, etc).
- Remove all the cards installed in the expansion slots (PCI/PCI-e) including the video card. (Be careful handling them and place them on a non conductive surface while testing).
- Remove all the RAM sticks (same rules as above).
Now connect the power cord and turn the PC on.
- The motherboard should start beeping. You should get a beep code that tells you there is no memory. This is good, it means the processor is functioning and the motherboard is good so far.
- Now add one stick of memory in Slot A1 and power on. More beeping: "no video card" beep code. This is good.
- Then add the video card and connect it to the monitor. You should get no beeping and you should see the BIOS start screens, ending with the message that there is no boot device.
- If you get no video then switch the one memory stick installed for another one and test.
- If you do get video then start adding components back, one at a time, until the system fails to boot. The last component you added is then the problem component.