On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 8:06 PM, Jacob Adams <[email protected]> wrote:
> Go to your nearest apothecary and tell them you need some magic blue smoke. > =) > Unplug it, make sure it's dry before you turn anything back on, and > investigate for burnt chips. If a chip is burnt, don't plug it into > anything else (I lost a mobo when I tried to plug my mom's fried hard drive > in, not noticing the burn marks on the circuit board on the bottom of the > drive). Chances are something needs a replacement. Well, I've looked at it, and I think it was just a very small amount of water that actually got into the machine, but it went straight to the CPU (also the hottest place, which would explain a smokey smell...). I'm pretty sure the CPU is just toast. I was perhaps a little foolhardy and decided to try turning it on, because I couldn't see any signs of any kind of moisture on the machine. When I press the power button, there is a beep (from the motherboard?) and the CPU fan starts, but immediately shuts off and nothing else happens. The power supply has a green light on; I connected the hard drive to another machine and verified that it was just fine; I don't see any reason to think that the RAM went bad. Is there a way that I can tell which of the CPU and motherboard are bad (or both)? I guess if it's just the CPU, I could just replace that. But practically speaking, the machine is old enough that I'd have a hard time replacing just the CPU anyway (I'm pretty sure the CPU is a Core 2 Quad, and those are pretty pricey, if you can even find them). So does anyone have any good recommendations for how to decide on a new motherboard and CPU? The machine's a Dell, but luckily enough the case looks like it'll fit a standard micro ATX replacement motherboard just fine.
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