Update: powered up OK: Wife just knocked her glass of lemonade into top of my new PC

[Engineer]

Ban food and wife from your work space. Problem solved.

Well, I actually had it in the bedroom where I have been "testing" it using the bedroom monitor/keyboard/mouse.

oops....

 

[ProfJohn]

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EK
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Wise post, yes.

Wise solution, no.

Just cause you think something doesn't mean you are going to do it.

 

[OBLAMA2009]

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EK
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that was a good post, one of the funnier ones ive seen here

 

[Locut0s]

D: D:

What's the current state of it?

 

[Engineer]

D: D:

What's the current state of it?

In "drying" mode. Will check it out tomorrow. I'm going to bed...I'm darn tired.

 

[Locut0s]

In "drying" mode. Will check it out tomorrow. I'm going to bed...I'm darn tired.

Good luck. :thumbsup:

I wouldn't be able to sleep.

Good thing that can't happen to my comp, for the most part. It's under my table. You should have had it in a similar position.

 

[eits]

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facebook

 

[Sephire]

Videocard dead.

 

[alfa147x]

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lmao. That is awesome.

... Not that I condone it

 

[Merad]

It was on....wen't off before I could get to it!

Um, if it "went off" that means it shorted. It's dead. If you're lucky, maybe just the mobo and/or GPU. Sorry.

 

[ultimatebob]

Heh... I got my wife (then girlfriend) her own laptop to keep this from happening to mine.

She let our cat sit on it, and cat hair got into the case and slowly destroyed it over 18 months

Now she's back to using my computers. Grr.

 

[Locut0s]

Um, if it "went off" that means it shorted. It's dead. If you're lucky, maybe just the mobo and/or GPU. Sorry.

Yeah this is what I'm thinking.

 

[brblx]

Um, if it "went off" that means it shorted. It's dead. If you're lucky, maybe just the mobo and/or GPU. Sorry.

not always. a shorted component can trigger things in place for circuit protection. sometimes simply removing the short (the liquid) is enough to fix it.

this being extra-conductive water, though (e.g. lemonade), you may well be right, as it has much more of a chance of shorting and damaging an individual component- the acid of the lemon plus all the other junk suspended in the water makes it a lot more likely to cause trouble than even clean tap water, due to its much lower resistance.

 

[Locut0s]

Speaking of which I remember when I was working at NCIX this kid shorted out his computer trying to do his own water cooling. Actually the kid knew what he was doing and engineered the loop quit well. But he was an idiot and decided to top up the NON CONDUCTIVE fluid with TAP WATER cause he thought it was low. Turns out he didn't have one of the compression fittings on right and it leaked. mobo and a 580 down the drain. 1 phone call to his RICH RICH parents back in Taiwan though and $1500 worth of fried components were replaced. Even paid us something like $400 to do the water cooling for him. Money meant absolutely nothing to this kid. I remember him spending similar amounts without even thinking.

 

[Merad]

not always. a shorted component can trigger things in place for circuit protection. sometimes simply removing the short (the liquid) is enough to fix it.

Pretty sure the only protection will be in the external circuitry (UPS, etc). Maybe something in the PSU? But all of that is meant to stop external surges. I wouldn't hold my breath for it to be able to react fast enough to save you from a short inside the PC.

 

[Engineer]

To clarify (I was in state of panic when I posted the OP):

The PC didn't actually shut off. It was the video card going blank. The PC was still powered on with fan spinning. Monitor went black.

 

[Patrick Wolf]

When life gives you lemons make lemonade...

 

[arcenite]

This thread makes me want lemonade.

 

[SKORPI0]

So you had a glass of lemonade near a PC, why?

I have a strict rule of no liquid/food near the computer/laptop, especially when it's on to prevent from this situation of ever happening.

 

[Engineer]

So you had a glass of lemonade near a PC, why?

I have a strict rule of no liquid/food near the computer/laptop, especially when it's on to prevent from this situation of ever happening.

I didn't, my wife placed her plate and empty glass (other than ice) on top of the "testing PC" that has been in the bedroom floor for about 2 months (my fault - haven't made time to move them around). When she stood up out of bed and turned around, she bumped plate which hit glass and bingo...ATOT history.:'(

 

[makken]

even so, why didn't she unplug it immediately instead of letting the lemonade splash all over the place?

edit: i am now moving my glass of lemonade to the other side of the room.

 

[DominionSeraph]

To clarify (I was in state of panic when I posted the OP):

The PC didn't actually shut off. It was the video card going blank. The PC was still powered on with fan spinning. Monitor went black.

That sounds much worse. Turning off would most likely just be overload protection. Black screen is probably fried video card.

 

[Engineer]

even so, why didn't she unplug it immediately instead of letting the lemonade splash all over the place?

edit: i am now moving my glass of lemonade to the other side of the room.

I don't think she realized what was happening. Hell, I was sitting at the desk and didn't realize the "severity" of the situation until it went black!

Will be powering up shorty as I'm curious.....be back in a few moments.

 

[lehtv]

Keep your PC on the desk and not beside it. No one is stupid enough to put a glass on top of the case.

 

[Engineer]

Keep your PC on the desk and not beside it. No one is stupid enough to put a glass on top of the case.

LOL, people do stuff like this all the time. It's as much my fault for placing this PC beside the other PC which is right beside the bed.

The desk is a small writing desk and isn't big enough for the keyboard/monitor much less a "TOWER" Antec P183 case.

Oh, and I'm posting from the PC now. Booted OK but Raid Array is running verify/correction on Intel Rapid Storage utility.

Have not tested all modes of video card yet.