Extemely headache problems suspecting faulty southbridge

SpheresOfMadnes

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Hi, i have this laptop(Dv6-6003tx) soon to be 2 years old and it has been giving me hell lot of problems lately. During jan this year i accidentally spilled some liquid on the keyboard and i immediately force shut down and placed the laptop to dry before using it again. I don't know if the spill might be directly related because what confuses me is that it took 2 months for the consequences to take effect. Anyway here are the problems.

1)All was well until end of march where by whenever i run any intensive task, my default browsers will open itself at insane rates. The more i try to close it, the more it will open.
2)One long chain of beeping sounds on start up. Sometimes i have to remove the battery and just use the power adapter all is well. However, if the battery is not on the laptop and there is beeping sound on start up, i have to put it back in, remove the power adapter and it will boot.
3)Very loose USB. My mouse will keep getting disconnected once in a while
4)When computer successfully boots, my touch pad will only respond until i hit enter key. However, if i'm using my mouse it will be ok to move without hitting the enter key
5)Number 2 key would randomly spam itself until i hit the number 2 key itself again. Also my qwer stopped working all of a sudden.
6)Temperatures are around 60degree when i'm surfing net and stuff but if i'm watching videos, they can go up to 75.
7)And the most ironic of all, once i get the system to boot, it will not have any freeze or bsod it will work perfectly until i shut it down again.
8) Missing battery and volume icons at taskbar.
8)Choppy lags that i had disable my graphic card and just use the intel chipset

Things i have done:
1)Reformatted at least thrice
2)Removed keyboard and the beeping sound still remains
3)Perform stress test and seconds into the testing, browsers would start opening at insane rates causing cpu usage to go up to 100%.

It's like i'm getting some new problems everyday. So yea, these are the problems that i can currently remember. I'm posting this to seek your opinions on what faulty parts there might be. Thanks in advance.
 

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What was the liquid that was spilled into the keyboard?

Drinks with a high sugar content (that includes wine and hard alcohol) can leave a thin film or crystals behind when it dries. The crystals can be conductive and this could be causing weak short circuits on the motherboard. That may explain what you are seeing.

The solution in that case would be to completely disassemble the laptop and thoroughly clean all the parts. Not an easy job, and above the skill level of most home users. If that is the case you could take it to a shop.
 

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Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1i7-3820GSkill F3-14900CL9Q - 16GBEVGA GeForce GTX660 - Driver 352.86
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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built - Jan 2013
OS
Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
CPU
i7-3820
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Asus P9X79-PRO - Bios 4608
Memory
GSkill F3-14900CL9Q - 16GB
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EVGA GeForce GTX660 - Driver 352.86
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On board Realtek ALC898
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Acer S271HL
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#1- Samsung 840 Pro Series
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Corsair CMPSU-850TX-V2 - 850 watt (by Seasonic)
Case
Corsair Obsidian 550D
Cooling
Standard 3 120mm case fans, Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
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MS KC-0405
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Intellimouse 5-button
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Avast & Malwarebytes
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Firefox
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Hi, thanks for the reply. I spilled ribena inside. So yea maybe like what you said, the sugar content is left inside.
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit SP1Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.67GHz6.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)HP 2309 (1920x1080@60Hz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.67GHz
Motherboard
MSI IONA (CPU 1)
Memory
6.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card(s)
HP 2309 (1920x1080@60Hz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Hard Drives
699GB Seagate ST3750528AS (RAID)
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Google Chrome
Ribena! Had to look that one up!

Are you going to attempt cleaning it yourself?
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1i7-3820GSkill F3-14900CL9Q - 16GBEVGA GeForce GTX660 - Driver 352.86
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built - Jan 2013
OS
Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
CPU
i7-3820
Motherboard
Asus P9X79-PRO - Bios 4608
Memory
GSkill F3-14900CL9Q - 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX660 - Driver 352.86
Sound Card
On board Realtek ALC898
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer S271HL
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
#1- Samsung 840 Pro Series
#2- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
#3- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
PSU
Corsair CMPSU-850TX-V2 - 850 watt (by Seasonic)
Case
Corsair Obsidian 550D
Cooling
Standard 3 120mm case fans, Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Keyboard
MS KC-0405
Mouse
Intellimouse 5-button
Internet Speed
56 Mbits/Sec (on a good day)
Antivirus
Avast & Malwarebytes
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Asus DVD - DRW-24B1ST 24X
Haha. Probably not, i'm just really depressed being haunted by all these problems. But till date, i still have no clue what causes the main problem which is whenever i run any intensive task even stuff like full system virus scans, the browsers would open themselves at insane rates.
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit SP1Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.67GHz6.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)HP 2309 (1920x1080@60Hz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.67GHz
Motherboard
MSI IONA (CPU 1)
Memory
6.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card(s)
HP 2309 (1920x1080@60Hz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Hard Drives
699GB Seagate ST3750528AS (RAID)
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Google Chrome
What do the scans reveal? Anything?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1i7-3820GSkill F3-14900CL9Q - 16GBEVGA GeForce GTX660 - Driver 352.86
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built - Jan 2013
OS
Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
CPU
i7-3820
Motherboard
Asus P9X79-PRO - Bios 4608
Memory
GSkill F3-14900CL9Q - 16GB
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GeForce GTX660 - Driver 352.86
Sound Card
On board Realtek ALC898
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer S271HL
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
#1- Samsung 840 Pro Series
#2- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
#3- Western Digital WD1002FAEX Sata3 Black
PSU
Corsair CMPSU-850TX-V2 - 850 watt (by Seasonic)
Case
Corsair Obsidian 550D
Cooling
Standard 3 120mm case fans, Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
Keyboard
MS KC-0405
Mouse
Intellimouse 5-button
Internet Speed
56 Mbits/Sec (on a good day)
Antivirus
Avast & Malwarebytes
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Asus DVD - DRW-24B1ST 24X
You referring to virus scans? If so, i already did like a ton of scans all over and no threats were found and on top of that i literally have reformatted more than 3 times. The most recent reformat that i had, i booted the computer, downloaded and installed windows updates. Did a full system antivirus scan and left it there while downloading a game too. So basically i haven't installed anything and had 2 tasks running and yea when i came back my IE was opened like 10 over pages. The ironic thing is that yes it will spam but it will come to a stop after like 5mins? and the more you close it the more it retaliates.
So if i am in a game, i will have no choice but to terminal my session. Really weird problem.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit SP1Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.67GHz6.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)HP 2309 (1920x1080@60Hz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.67GHz
Motherboard
MSI IONA (CPU 1)
Memory
6.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card(s)
HP 2309 (1920x1080@60Hz) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Hard Drives
699GB Seagate ST3750528AS (RAID)
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Google Chrome
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