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> Since it is only near the connectors, it is probably some kind of
> anti-corrosion sealant. The connectors are the weak link when it comes
> to corrosion so it would make sense to apply a protective coating. A
> friend of mine is rather fond of using nail polish for this.
hi,
i got the above comment about my last msg. (source is unnamed since
he did not copy to list or newsgroup)
i tend to disagree with this explanation. the connectors are near
to the deposits, but if this is a sealant, it does not seem to be
for the connectors, because of the layout of things.
i will try to explain better:
if the machine is placed upside down, so that the harddisk, etc, can
be taken out, then, the connectors are seen after the components
are taken out. in the machine in this position, what you see in the
several bays where the components where, is a
silver-colored metal plating which may serve as an electronic shield, as
well as a structural support for the innards of the machine.
it is on this plating, and near the connectors (which are laid parallel
to the surface of the plating, and stand off the surface of the plating)
that i see the greenish-whitish deposits.<<
it is as if some liquid that was seeping from THE OTHER SIDE of
the plating (when the machine was in its normal upright position) had
come out thru the openings in the plating which are near the connectors,
and had dried out.
- josin
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