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Corrosion on Alienware M14x R2 motherboard and how to fix it

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October 16, 2014 1:47:20 PM

Hello all,

I've had the misfortune of my cat barfing on my laptop while it was open. The barf seeped through all the way down to the motherboard. I took my laptop apart per the Alienware YouTube video but when I got down to the motherboard, I saw corrosion. Now it's only slight but I don't know where to go from here. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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a b V Motherboard
October 16, 2014 1:57:18 PM

try cleaning it. use a medium soft paint brush to brush it then a contact cleaner. after that...check your motherboard if it's still ok.
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a c 95 V Motherboard
October 16, 2014 2:15:50 PM

Rubbing alcohol, and a toothbrush would be my recommendation for immediate cleaning. Contact cleaner is a good suggestion if you live near a retail computer store, but that would be after getting the worst of it off.
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October 16, 2014 2:24:26 PM

Thank you both! Any particular % of alcohol? And any particular brand of contact cleaner?
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a b V Motherboard
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70% isopropyl alcohol as for the contact cleaner...any brand but make sure it can be used for electronics..some contact cleaner is not for electronics....after that let it dry for about a day or two...then test it.
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