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My motherboard is an MSI G43-B85 (Gaming)
My CPU is an i5-4460, though I still have the same issue with a previously working Intel Pentium G3250.
I have 8GB (2x4GB) RAM
I spilled a ton of milk the other day, but only a little got into my pc. The PC was not running, however it was plugged in and the PSU (power supply) was on (I believe, don't recall.)
I Immediately unplugged the PSU, followed by everything else connected to the PC. I dried everything by dabbing it with a paper towel and made sure to remove the only mobo (motherboard) heatsink that the spill was near. After replacing the horrid thermal paste that was under said heatsink, I replaced the heatsink. I made sure every single component of my pc was dry and also made sure that every cable was clean as well. To do this, I used electrical component cleaner spray (basically rubbing alcohol in a can, but evaporates faster) while nothing was powered.
I've attempted to clear my CMOS by shorting the JTAG1 pins whilst the PSU was unplugged. I used a multimeter to test my PSU 24-pin connector and all voltages are within their expected ranges.
The only other solution I can imagine is flashing the bios, but from what I've read, this is not possible without being able to access the BIOS. This motherboard supports flashing via USB (MFLASH) but the manual tells me to access the bios and set specific settings, which I obviously cannot do. I've tried using an entirely different monitor that was not connected when the spill occurred, as well as an entirely different HDMI cable. Still no luck.
I've tried with only each stick of RAM, as well as another stick that was not in the PC during the spill.
I've tried with and without my GPU (GeForce GTX 1050ti FTW.)
I've tried without any drives connected, then with only my boot SSD, then only my secondary drive. (a standard HDD)
As I said, I've tried with an entirely different CPU as well.
The mobo lights up, fans spin, and it remains on until I power down.
I apologize if this seems very long but I wanted to eliminate any possible answers of "Try x, y, or z" when I've already done so. Thank you
My CPU is an i5-4460, though I still have the same issue with a previously working Intel Pentium G3250.
I have 8GB (2x4GB) RAM
I spilled a ton of milk the other day, but only a little got into my pc. The PC was not running, however it was plugged in and the PSU (power supply) was on (I believe, don't recall.)
I Immediately unplugged the PSU, followed by everything else connected to the PC. I dried everything by dabbing it with a paper towel and made sure to remove the only mobo (motherboard) heatsink that the spill was near. After replacing the horrid thermal paste that was under said heatsink, I replaced the heatsink. I made sure every single component of my pc was dry and also made sure that every cable was clean as well. To do this, I used electrical component cleaner spray (basically rubbing alcohol in a can, but evaporates faster) while nothing was powered.
I've attempted to clear my CMOS by shorting the JTAG1 pins whilst the PSU was unplugged. I used a multimeter to test my PSU 24-pin connector and all voltages are within their expected ranges.
The only other solution I can imagine is flashing the bios, but from what I've read, this is not possible without being able to access the BIOS. This motherboard supports flashing via USB (MFLASH) but the manual tells me to access the bios and set specific settings, which I obviously cannot do. I've tried using an entirely different monitor that was not connected when the spill occurred, as well as an entirely different HDMI cable. Still no luck.
I've tried with only each stick of RAM, as well as another stick that was not in the PC during the spill.
I've tried with and without my GPU (GeForce GTX 1050ti FTW.)
I've tried without any drives connected, then with only my boot SSD, then only my secondary drive. (a standard HDD)
As I said, I've tried with an entirely different CPU as well.
The mobo lights up, fans spin, and it remains on until I power down.
I apologize if this seems very long but I wanted to eliminate any possible answers of "Try x, y, or z" when I've already done so. Thank you
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