Is my computer lactose intolerant?

zcarm · Mar 15, 2015

So I was playing BF4 on my gaming rig the other day and I also was drinking a cold glass of milk. While I was playing, a tank shot my legs out from under me and startled me and I knocked my milk all over my gaming rig that was resting on the floor. I turned off my computer real fast so that nothing bad would happen to it and noticed that a good amount of milk got into the case and on the components. Ever since then my computer makes lots of noises when running and sometimes shuts down unexpectedly. Is my computer lactose intolerant? HELP!!!

My specs:
AMD 4350
Radeon R9 280
ASUS motherboard
CS850M

Thanks for your help

quandao93 · Mar 15, 2015

LOL your fans might be sticky and its probably not cooling your system adequately therefore, it shuts off from overheat? Thats what I would guess, itd be.

gregbattis · Mar 15, 2015

You cannot have your computer on if something gets spilt on it. You should clean it up fully and wait a day at least for it to dry. Im suprised it didnt ruin all the parts instantly. You got at least a bit lucky.

USAFRet · Mar 15, 2015

Um, you to take everything apart and clean it thoroughly.
This will take a couple of days.

zcarm · Mar 15, 2015

quandao93 :

So how do I tell if it is lactose intolerant or not? Would it be fine to keep running it?

gregbattis · Mar 15, 2015

zcarm :

no it is not safe to have it on. clean all the parts and wait a few days for it to dry.

iam2thecrowe · Mar 15, 2015

if you ever spill anything on your pc, turn it off immediately, remove all the liquid you can, and then you will need to let all that moisture evaporate. Disasembling the components will help. Clean any contacts with electronic contact cleaner if any liquid has gotten to them. Milk is not overly corrosive but if you spray down any affected areas with contact cleaner that would be ok. If it has gotten inside the psu, well its probably stuffed, a new psu isnt too expensive at least.

quandao93 · Mar 15, 2015

lol you tell me bro. You stated it shuts down and make lots of noise after that milk incident... You tell me. LOL.

USAFRet · Mar 15, 2015

zcarm :

The milk dried, and left behind a lot of solids. You need to clean that stuff out.

How?
Take it ALL apart. Clean. Clean off the cleaning solution. Let it dry for a day or two.

Or, you could keep running it and allow something to blow up.

lactosemaster · Mar 15, 2015

Computers can't have intestinal deficiencies

zcarm · Mar 15, 2015

lactosemaster :

Are you sure? A few months ago my 4 year old put a piece of toast in my wife's laptop fan grill and when I took it to the technician he said that her laptop shouldn't have toast in it. That would generally mean gluten free right?

gregbattis · Mar 15, 2015

I feel troll level increasing...

lactosemaster · Mar 15, 2015

I don't know about the gluten man. I specialize in lactose.

gwapito · Mar 15, 2015

Is my computer lactose intolerant?

hahahaha, you still have sense of humor after what happened to your pc.
Just let it air dry, not under the sun then thats the only time you can evaluate the damage

USAFRet · Mar 15, 2015

gwapito :

Milk + air dry + power on = broken PC

gwapito · Mar 15, 2015

USAFRet :

What if its lactose tolerant?

zcarm · Mar 15, 2015

gwapito :

Haha yeah it's at least somewhat lactose tolerant. I can't believe it still works tbh

USAFRet · Mar 15, 2015

zcarm :

gwapito :

Haha yeah it's at least somewhat lactose tolerant. I can't believe it still works tbh

Pour a little puddle of milk on your kitchen counter. Let it dry.
See what's left? That is what is inside the PC.....

zcarm · Mar 15, 2015

Pour a little puddle of milk on your kitchen counter. Let it dry.
See what's left? That is what is inside the PC.....

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Oh geez :/ So I'm looking at a bricked machine?

lactosemaster · Mar 15, 2015

gregbattis :

lactosemaster :

I know right. It's like some people now and days just don't have any respect for the serious disease that has taken over the bodies of millions of people around the world.

USAFRet · Mar 15, 2015

lactosemaster :

This thread can and will be shut off, or people banned, if silliness escalates.

Pinhedd · Mar 15, 2015

zcarm :

Computers are intolerant of most liquids. If you wish to cool your computer using a waterfall, you will need to invest in some mineral oil or Fluorinert.

Saga Lout · Mar 16, 2015

It could be worth pouring a small amount of water over the affected area then sprinkle some rice on it to dry it out. The water may have to slightly warmed up. It may not work but it can do no more harm than the milk already has.

Rednaxela · Mar 16, 2015

Was it full fat or skimmed? I'd imagine the greasy milk fat would be the hardest thing to lift off components.

I hope it was skimmed for your PC's sake.

cst1992 · Mar 16, 2015

At least it'll not corrode the components. Milk is a buffer, it is usually advised to pour milk on acid burns till it stops curdling. You'll have to clean it all out nonetheless. And DON'T EAT OR DRINK ANYTHING NEAR A COMPUTER!
At least it was not a laptop. If it were a laptop, then it would have bluescreened and... RIP.
I'm not kidding.

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