Is your computer damaged or non-functional?
Is your computer damaged or non-functional?
Hello, my computer is behaving oddly and I'm unsure what to do. After spilling water on my desk, cleaning it up didn't help the situation. The PC won't boot properly now—when I press the power button it turns on, fans and lights work, but the monitor fails to display anything. The most puzzling part is that it stays on even when I try to shut it down. I only noticed a few small water spots, and it didn't react when I spilled more, so I don't think it's water damage. After several attempts, I'm seeing CPU and DRAM errors through the motherboard LEDs.
My system details:
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
4070 Super
Corsair 750e PSU
ASRock B550M Steel Legend
32gb DDR4
How much water are we using? It’s likely the water needed to reach it might have taken some time. You should never run a system if there’s a chance water is involved.
It might be necessary to remove components one by one and see if the system boots. I’ve had experience with a prebuilt gaming PC where the AIO started leaking, causing damage to the GPU and motherboard.
I haven't located any water on the motherboard, though there were some tiny drops on the GPU backplate and the top of the PSU.