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Title: (Problem) I just cleaned my computer...
Post by: xloakedx on December 16, 2006, 01:19:34 PM
..when i put everything back together and was plugging everything back. When i plugged the power it started making a noise and after a while a funky smell came about. I havent turned it on yet and inside the computer ive plugged everything back in to where it was before. Please Help!!!
Title: Re: (Problem) I just cleaned my computer...
Post by: JohnK on December 16, 2006, 01:32:34 PM
What... did you use... to clean it?

-John
Title: Re: (Problem) I just cleaned my computer...
Post by: patio on December 16, 2006, 01:35:28 PM
With this many details i see a quick solution on the horizon...
Title: Re: (Problem) I just cleaned my computer...
Post by: JohnK on December 16, 2006, 01:38:41 PM
Sounds like a bad PSU if it started smelling without him turning it on.

-John
Title: Re: (Problem) I just cleaned my computer...
Post by: xloakedx on December 16, 2006, 01:40:52 PM
a cloth primarily with bits of water in it, i didnt use any chemicals or a vacuum. i didnt open the power supply, that was the only thing i didnt open up.
Title: Re: (Problem) I just cleaned my computer...
Post by: xloakedx on December 16, 2006, 01:42:33 PM
how can it be bad after i finished cleaning the pc, i didnt have that problem before i cleaned the pc. And i used it early this morning.
Title: Re: (Problem) I just cleaned my computer...
Post by: patio on December 16, 2006, 01:43:32 PM
Just to be on the safe side i would direct a small fan into the case for an hour or so brefore powering up.
Title: Re: (Problem) I just cleaned my computer...
Post by: Fed on December 16, 2006, 01:45:52 PM
Water and electricity is not a good combination.
Title: Re: (Problem) I just cleaned my computer...
Post by: GX1_Man on December 16, 2006, 01:49:00 PM
As he has shown.
Title: Re: (Problem) I just cleaned my computer...
Post by: JohnK on December 16, 2006, 01:50:00 PM
I was gonna say something about that but you guys beat me to it! ;)

-John
Title: Re: (Problem) I just cleaned my computer...
Post by: xloakedx on December 16, 2006, 01:57:07 PM
thx guys ...(puts on fan)
Title: Re: (Problem) I just cleaned my computer...
Post by: patio on December 16, 2006, 01:57:08 PM
        (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/patio/clean.gif)
Title: Re: (Problem) I just cleaned my computer...
Post by: JohnK on December 16, 2006, 01:57:47 PM
Quote
       (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/patio/clean.gif)
Poor, poor computers...  ;D