Dust looking stain

[mEEpMooP]

motherboard rear ports looks dusty and have white stain on it, tried rubbing it off with isopropyl but just after a few seconds the white stuff sets in again. Is this corrosion or just the effect of living at an environment with high humidity? Sorry if this problem is too minor. It irritates me, just want to know what it is and if it'll affect my rear port's functionality and longevity

 

[A4N0NYM0U52]

Hm, I first though it was battery acid, because of it's color, but you tried cleaning this off and it came back right?

[mEEpMooP]

It came right back as if nothing happened, just came back instantly. Tried rubbing it off with my fingers too, didnt work

[Kilrah]

Looks like corrosion indeed.

[mEEpMooP]

welp that sucks, will it affect port's functions though or its just aesthetically unpleasant ?

[Kilrah]

It's just a cover...

[mEEpMooP]

sorry if i sound ignorant but what do you mean by "just a cover"? Will it not turn brown and become rust ?

[mEEpMooP]

is anyone going to help or should i close this thread

[crackrupcitu]

i have the same ,, problem '' living in a city where you can drive a euro -2 ( european joke here hah lul ). Dust is everywhere, but i kinda got used to it, by not having any light in my personal room. You just have to live with it, and in 1-2 years to kinda clean your fans.

[mEEpMooP]

1 hour ago, crackrupcitu said:

i have the same ,, problem '' living in a city where you can drive a euro -2 ( european joke here hah lul ). Dust is everywhere, but i kinda got used to it, by not having any light in my personal room. You just have to live with it, and in 1-2 years to kinda clean your fans.

the stain on yours wont come off too ? I think mine's not dust

[mEEpMooP]

On 8/28/2020 at 5:47 AM, Kilrah said:

It's just a cover...

now that i know how to quote, what do you mean by just a cover? will it not turn brown and become rust ?

[mEEpMooP]

On 8/28/2020 at 5:34 AM, A4N0NYM0U52 said:

Hm, I first though it was battery acid, because of it's color, but you tried cleaning this off and it came back right?

 

On 8/28/2020 at 5:36 AM, mEEpMooP said:

It came right back as if nothing happened, just came back instantly. Tried rubbing it off with my fingers too, didnt work

 

[Kilrah]

2 hours ago, mEEpMooP said:

now that i know how to quote, what do you mean by just a cover? will it not turn brown and become rust ?

I meant it's just a metal cover with no use, it doesn't matter if it corrodes.

If you're in an environment that causes corrosion then yeah it'll probably accelerate aging but it's not like there's something you can do about it. Live with it. 

[crackrupcitu]

On 8/29/2020 at 9:09 PM, mEEpMooP said:

the stain on yours wont come off too ? I think mine's not dust

it's kinda useless to just get rid of the dust, it will come down on ur mobo again and again very fast. welcome to the dust world.