Wet PC

mac5732 · #1 January 29th, 2004, 05:22 AM

thatas rough AT, hopefully, after everything drys and is tested it won't be as bad as it presently seems.. Good Luck

just some ideas Mac

Tnarg · #2 January 29th, 2004, 05:35 AM

What's up with the construction of roofs in Portland? My roof fell in during that first big snow storm a couple of months ago in Portland too. Computer was not in that room, but we lost all of our important paper work in the file cabinet. That thouroughly was a bummer. Do you have renter's insurance?

Kamog · #3 January 29th, 2004, 07:58 AM

That's terrible. I know what it's like to lose your computers. A couple of years ago, my house was broken into, and they stole my two computers, in addition to some of my other valuables.

se5a · #4 January 29th, 2004, 10:36 AM

dayamn! I hope you get up and running again soon!
if you were close I would lend you one of mine, but being on the other side of the world makes that a little tricky...

Atrocities · #5 January 29th, 2004, 12:10 PM

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Originally posted by Captain Kwok:
It may not be toast - let it air out and dry and it just may come back to life.

Hopefully the HD is safe.

And I hope this isn't a ploy to get out of AUK after losing all those ships to my forces.

The HP is running now, but it is making some odd noises. I used a fan to blow air into the open side of both PC's. The AMD I have not fired up yet.

I will back up my data on my Portable, just in case. At any expense, my new office is the folding counter in the hall way.

Very uncomfortable to sit at and type.

The inside of both PC's had water at the bottom of the case. The HP had water on the board. The AMD had water on the all of the drives dripping down.

I am just a very lucky man today.

Of course the roof leaking, only six months after having it replaced, is a PITA. But the contractor lives behind us and thinks it was caused by pine needles working there way under a bridge section. He came right over, skipped his dinner to do it too. And cleaned them. The dripping has stopped, but the rain has not, so this might be a good sign.

At any point the computer is noticeably louder.

I am going to play my PBW turns and run the STM 1 turn off while the getting is good.

[ January 29, 2004, 10:15: Message edited by: Atrocities ]

David E. Gervais · #6 January 29th, 2004, 12:39 PM

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The HP is running now, but it is making some odd noises. I used a fan to blow air into the open side of both PC's. The AMD I have not fired up yet.

AT, it sounds like the various fans in the comp will need a bit of tlc. take the ones you can out, clean and dry them then give them a shot of DW40 or your prefered lube.

I also reccomend that you pull out a hair dryer not a fan, the warm air will greatly help to ensure that all the moisture is gone from your MB and other components. Make sure to pay special attention to your power supply when drying it out. This is the one thing that will surely be 'toasted' if it is water logged when you start up the computer.

FYI. The big danger of water and computers is only there when the power is on. if your computer was off when it got drenched then chances are all will bo ok. Just make good use of that hair dryer.

Cheers!

gregebowman · #7 January 29th, 2004, 03:30 PM

You have my sympathies, AT. It's been almost a year to the day that I lost my old computer due to a lightning strike. At least one of your computers is coming on. Mine wouldn't, and I had to wait a couple of months before I could gather the money to buy a new one. At least all of my peripheral equipment wasn't harmed, except for the external HD that had my SEIVG files on it. I hope you can salvage your files.