[SLUG] OT: Water damaged computers
I've been asked to put together a report on several computers at a client's premises that got spashed with water in the recent storms. Apart from the obvious (corrosion, staining, puddles!) and the problem of wettened dust, can anyone offer any suggestions about what to look for? Edwin Hunphries -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] OT: Water damaged computers
look for any damaged parts on the circuit boards (bulging caps, blackened marks etc) Check the HDD's for anything that may point to them failing, and then replace them all anyway, i can't think of any hdd's that would survive getting flooded (at least not for very long) On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:55:45 +1100, Edwin Humphries [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been asked to put together a report on several computers at a client's premises that got spashed with water in the recent storms. Apart from the obvious (corrosion, staining, puddles!) and the problem of wettened dust, can anyone offer any suggestions about what to look for? Edwin Hunphries -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- Menno Schaaf aka ginji irc.austnet.org #gentoo #linux-help irc.ifirc.net #linux -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] OT: Water damaged computers
A report that highlights if the units should be replaced/repaired? Based on your observations? On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 13:00:06 +1100, Menno Schaaf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: look for any damaged parts on the circuit boards (bulging caps, blackened marks etc) Check the HDD's for anything that may point to them failing, and then replace them all anyway, i can't think of any hdd's that would survive getting flooded (at least not for very long) On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:55:45 +1100, Edwin Humphries [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been asked to put together a report on several computers at a client's premises that got spashed with water in the recent storms. Apart from the obvious (corrosion, staining, puddles!) and the problem of wettened dust, can anyone offer any suggestions about what to look for? Edwin Hunphries -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- Menno Schaaf aka ginji irc.austnet.org #gentoo #linux-help irc.ifirc.net #linux -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] OT: Water damaged computers
The report is for insurance purposes, and will serve to substantiate any future claims - most of the computers seem to have survived in at least a temporarily working state. At 01:01 PM 21/12/2004, Michael Fox wrote: A report that highlights if the units should be replaced/repaired? Based on your observations? On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 13:00:06 +1100, Menno Schaaf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: look for any damaged parts on the circuit boards (bulging caps, blackened marks etc) Check the HDD's for anything that may point to them failing, and then replace them all anyway, i can't think of any hdd's that would survive getting flooded (at least not for very long) On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:55:45 +1100, Edwin Humphries [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been asked to put together a report on several computers at a client's premises that got spashed with water in the recent storms. Apart from the obvious (corrosion, staining, puddles!) and the problem of wettened dust, can anyone offer any suggestions about what to look for? Edwin Hunphries -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- Menno Schaaf aka ginji irc.austnet.org #gentoo #linux-help irc.ifirc.net #linux -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] OT: Water damaged computers
If they were my computer, I'd not trust it. On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 13:04:03 +1100, Edwin Humphries [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The report is for insurance purposes, and will serve to substantiate any future claims - most of the computers seem to have survived in at least a temporarily working state. At 01:01 PM 21/12/2004, Michael Fox wrote: A report that highlights if the units should be replaced/repaired? Based on your observations? On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 13:00:06 +1100, Menno Schaaf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: look for any damaged parts on the circuit boards (bulging caps, blackened marks etc) Check the HDD's for anything that may point to them failing, and then replace them all anyway, i can't think of any hdd's that would survive getting flooded (at least not for very long) On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:55:45 +1100, Edwin Humphries [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been asked to put together a report on several computers at a client's premises that got spashed with water in the recent storms. Apart from the obvious (corrosion, staining, puddles!) and the problem of wettened dust, can anyone offer any suggestions about what to look for? Edwin Hunphries -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- Menno Schaaf aka ginji irc.austnet.org #gentoo #linux-help irc.ifirc.net #linux -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] OT: Water damaged computers
On 2004.12.21 13:04 Edwin Humphries wrote: The report is for insurance purposes, and will serve to substantiate any future claims - most of the computers seem to have survived in at least a temporarily working state. I suggest you ask your favourite computer tech to give you a report that itemises the damage and includes a quote for repairs. An essential ingredient of that quote is a warranty that the computers, after repair, shall be returned to their pre-incident state of reliability; if such a warranty cannot be given then the report must include a statement to that effect. There is not a reputable tech on the planet who will warrant repairs to water damaged computers -- therefore, your insurer will have to write them off. Further, because the equipment has been classed as unrepairable they may let you keep it (they may even pay you to dispose of it). Robert Thorsby -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
