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Cpu prob..help..me...weee - i wash motherboards with soap

Discussion in 'PC hardware help' started by zatanaz, Feb 24, 2009.

  1. zatanaz

    zatanaz Member

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    guys im back and got some problems hehe ^_^

    i have this client and got so many computer coz she have a internet cafe...the problem is that many units have problems mostly is that no display ive done all of the troubleshooting thing but nothing...then i later found out that all of the processor's thermal paste are removed...then the computer technician (i guess) said that he was the one who remove the thermal paste haha he thought that the thermal paste are dust what a stupid technician hehe ^_^ now im doing the last remedy where the motherboard is being wash with soap to make the static gone....i hope this works....


    if anyone of you there know a solution pls do reply my thread...tnx and godbless...
     
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    sammorris Senior member

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    You're washing the motherboards with soap?
     
  3. ddp

    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    zatanaz, you DO NOT wash motherboards with soap!!! the only reason boards are washed after manufacturing is to remove the flux from the soldering process. flux can be water soluable or have to use a chemical bath/spray to remove it. to remove static, just ground the board to a metal object. i've worked in the electronics manufacturing industry so i know what i'm talking about.
     
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    Please, if the video isn't working then either return the cards/computer if possible, or just buy new cards/motherboads. I haven't found your other posts yet so I'm sure what the original problem was. But soap would be the worst solution to the problem.
    If you have a major dust problem, then canned air (air compressors are a no-no also) or a electronically filtered vacume cleaner will work, I use both... I remove one of the rear fans off the computer case, attach the vacume cleaner hose to the outside of the case (over he hole where the fan was) using a case fan tunnel adaptor I got off a junked Apevia case and electrical tape, turn the vacume on so air is pulled out of the case and into the vacume, and start blowing canned air to loosen the dust so it can be pulled out into the vacume and not settle somewhere else inside the computer. And make sure the case is still grounded while doing it as a precaution.
    But please, no soap....
     
  5. zatanaz

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    but i have tried it once in a laptop...the laptop is totaly dead but when i washed it and leave it to dry for 2 day and i keep on blowerd to make it super dry...hehe then it came alive hehe 4 computer technician have passed in that laptop and said it was dead but when i tried the so called for us here in the philippines the last remedy which is washing the board hehe...the owner was soo happy for what ive done... dcp.. wont it damaged the board when i short it with a metal...?? can you create a video doing that even just instructions or action...tnx guys i love it here...helpful people
     
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    and the boards have no beepings...only the heatsink fan is active and the motherboard light have lights hehe ^_^
     
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    wont that be blowing up my power supply and Avr?tnx
     
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    You don't short the board when it's switched on, you do it with everything off and unplugged. As for washing the board, it' entirely conceivable if it's dried properly that it will work, initially, but it will damage the board in the long run.
     
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    what should i do? just use a metal object like a screw driver?? then just rub the object to the motherboard?
     
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    You shouldn't need to do anything, boards don't slowly build up static over time. They will ground when you connect them to power (even if the system is off, as long as the mains is turned on)
     
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    ok sammoris tnx...and to all others who helped thank you soo much...ill update you all if whats the outcome...hehehe godbless to all of you
     
  12. Napalm212

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    Wow did you really wash the motherboard... I guess if all els fails thumbs up on doing the unthinkable.
     

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