Being an idiot i accidentally spilt juice into the top of my computer and when it went in my computer shut down instantly, now here's where I panic and be stupid I open up my computer and put a fan in to dry it out then after 15 mins i try to turn it on the light on the mother board goes green and the fans tick for about half a second then nothing, I also tried booting without my gpu no luck, should I just leave it for a few days or is my computer done for? Thanks in advance guys
Spilt juice into computer and also on gpu
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Though it never happened to me, I would have disassembled the components and let it dry normally (fan is ok, but not blow dryer) for a day (minimum). I would NOT have turned that computer on just 15 mins after the spill (let's hope it did not damage your components).
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You could try buying a can of compressed Isopropyl Alcohol, (95% pure or higher), commonly called rubbing alcohol. Isopropyl Alcohol is used for cleaning electronics, so you could spray some on the effected areas to hopefully clean of the sticky residue that will still be on the components, as the residue will be conductive.
Although pure or close to pure Isopropyl Alcohol in non-conductive, I would still do this while the PC is turned off and disconnected from the wall.
But, from years of experience working in the industry and seeing hundreds of devices with liquid damage, in my opinion it is almost certainly dead. If the PC was powered on and the liquid touched the PCB, or any solder points, power connectors... or 1 of 20 other things, it would have conducted and shorted the component.
Although pure or close to pure Isopropyl Alcohol in non-conductive, I would still do this while the PC is turned off and disconnected from the wall.
But, from years of experience working in the industry and seeing hundreds of devices with liquid damage, in my opinion it is almost certainly dead. If the PC was powered on and the liquid touched the PCB, or any solder points, power connectors... or 1 of 20 other things, it would have conducted and shorted the component.
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