Don't know what possessed him to do this, luckily I caught him in the act and even more fortunate the computer was off. The BD drive and card reader took the brunt of it but some liquid did get in. There were spots on top of the power supply but doesn't look like any could have got in. There was also some liquid on top off the graphics card on the back of the circuit board. I'm going to junk the card reader, as it was only £7 I'm not going to risk putting it back in. I've stripped out all the other parts to dry off. What are chances my GPU is still functional? Anything else I can do? I'm going to wait until this afternoon before putting back together, fingers crossed I guess.
Dog ****ed On My PC
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As long as it's dry it should be fine. People have run their cards with pools of water on them and they've been fine once dry. The PSU however won't be do tolerant, so hopefully that remained dry.
Hope your rig doesn't start to smell like a kennel though.
Hope your rig doesn't start to smell like a kennel though.
First buy a hazard suit and then dismantle the machine completely.
I would blot, very carefully, any area that you suspect was hit with your dog's pee with water (distilled pref bur not vital) and a lint free cloth. Urine is mostly water but there is a slight sodium content - not sure there's enough to form crystals though.
Then leave your components to dry in the airing cupboard for at least 12 hrs - just to be sure their dry.
I loved your opening sentence 'Don't know what possessed him to do this' really made me chuckle.
As long as the machine hast't been turned on before it's fully dry you should be fine.
EDIT: be grateful it wasn't a cat - they really stink and once they realise it p*sses you off they will try and do it again.
I would blot, very carefully, any area that you suspect was hit with your dog's pee with water (distilled pref bur not vital) and a lint free cloth. Urine is mostly water but there is a slight sodium content - not sure there's enough to form crystals though.
Then leave your components to dry in the airing cupboard for at least 12 hrs - just to be sure their dry.
I loved your opening sentence 'Don't know what possessed him to do this' really made me chuckle.
As long as the machine hast't been turned on before it's fully dry you should be fine.
EDIT: be grateful it wasn't a cat - they really stink and once they realise it p*sses you off they will try and do it again.
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Thank you for the replies, feel reassured now. Just moved everything into the airing cupboard. In theory I still have a working computer as the HDD's, motherboard, CPU and memory were unaffected. Now the case is stripped down I can give it a wash as I don't want it stinking the place out.
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First time I think you have ever said that.
Is there any of that stuff you could spray near your pc so the dog won't go near it?
Disguise your PC as a hoover - our dog was always terrified of the vacuum cleaner and yet, conversly, would happily take on a family sized car if it spooked her...
then it would just stand there barking at his pc all day
Our dog wasn't that brave - she would skulk off, tail between her legs with a pained expression on her face.
She would only have to glimpse the hoover and she was gone...
This. He obviously wants to start gaming and has now claimed your pc. Nothing you can do except pee on it yourself now.Marking its territory
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a HAZARD suit?!
this is a DOG, not radioactive waste from a certain recent nuclear disaster
Probably another reason for not putting a PC on the floor... which is where I assume it was... unless of course the dog jumped up onto the desk!
Not always practical with a large tower system I know, but it keeps them away from the Hoover as well!
Not always practical with a large tower system I know, but it keeps them away from the Hoover as well!