On 10/1/2023 2:23 PM, Skybuck Flying wrote:pain in the ass, but now post-mortem I actually learned how to do it a bit more easy).
Post-Mortem video of how it died/how this came to be, it all started with a smell :)
https://youtu.be/WmwP5LcUghY
(Video still uploading/processing)
I am a little bit tired, but since I am sitting behind a keyboard I will try and sum it up:
1. It started with a bad smell.
2. I cleaned all of the PC except the CPU ventilator, I did not know how to remove it easily.
3. I believed maybe capacitors on motherboard caused the smell so I replaced motherboard with backup motherboard.
4. I re-pasted the cpu square/heat spreader and used way too much thermal paste interface material: Artic Silver 5, I smeared it all across the square, I was also a bit annoyed that day. (Also mounting/unmounting the CPU heatsink/Zypang Cooler was a
55 degree celcius, so overheat seems unlikely.5. During the hottest day of the year I used Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit + VMWorkStation 8.5 + Windows XP 64 bit to try and get into my old e-mail archive/windows live mail/outlook express which failed miserably by the way.
6. The CPU ventilator was not spinning, not sure why, maybe backup motherboard faulty or it was too dirty. Though enough airflow from PC case to usually keep it at 34 degrees celcius or at least below 54 degrees celcius. Cut off/power off point is at
due to water pressure, it will probably be ok.7. I did not know thermal paste interface material Artic Silver 5 could melt somewhat and become liquid under heat and leak.
8. The Artic Silver 5 became fluid, leaked onto motherboard, tiny components and into the golden pins of cpu, maybe these were power pins, not sure yet.
9. The Artic Silver 5 most likely short circuited the CPU and damaged it slightly.
Other explanation could be oxidation of cpu metal<->pins as well, not sure...
For now I believe the CPU is damaged or short circuited, I could try and clean it with water and soap... however doing that to tiny little golden cpu pins is ofcourse risky and I am not sure if the water could short circuit it further or damage it
I might try reviving this system from dead in the future, but for now I will assume it's damaged beyond repair/life and therefore I consider it DEAD for now... and I will focus on new system/SuperPC from 2023 ! ;) =D
Perhaps the old system will be lucky and an computer angel from heaven will bring it back to live ! =D
Bye for now,
Skybuck.
Have you examined the inside of the power supply ?
There could be bad capacitors inside it.
Check your supply output DC voltages.
Paul
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