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Is my motherboard saveable?

KodokuJ
By KodokuJ
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Yesterday an accident happened with a can of WD-40 and it go into my PC, is my old board still savable? It's been out of the computer since yesterday afternoon but I literally couldn't take out the CMOS battery. 
or is it just borked. My RX 470 barely got any on it and that also seems to be not working now too

(I think the CPU is fine)

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9 minutes ago, jaslion said:

Get some isopropyl alcohol and start cleaning it off.

 

If proper cleaned nothing should be wrong really.

 

 

Even with the CMOS still stuck in there and still probably giving a little bit of power? I'd like to not risk my 12700K if I can

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1 minute ago, KodokuJ said:

Even with the CMOS still stuck in there and still probably giving a little bit of power? I'd like to not risk my 12700K if I can

Yes there is such little chance anything went wrong.  Wd 40 is non conductive. There's insane people that used it to clean motherboards and it worked but well its a greasefest then.

 

You could even turn it on as is and there's a 99,99% chance it just turns on.

 

 

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9 minutes ago, KodokuJ said:

Even with the CMOS still stuck in there

Try using a paperclip to remove the retention lever. There should be a spring under the battery that frees it, if the clip is moved out of the way

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1 hour ago, Fasauceome said:

Try using a paperclip to remove the retention lever. There should be a spring under the battery that frees it, if the clip is moved out of the way

MSI's battery holders are a pain, there's a little piece of plastic that locks the spring and you have to remove first. 

 

WD40 is fine. 

 

 

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