My Asus PX586D Premium

etched Chaos · 22 Oct 2013 at 22:14

3 years back, when I was flush with disposable income, I had a p6x58d Premium running an i7 980x (oh how I miss thee). However a year in it failed on me and being the tech ignoramus back then, I basically wrote it off, stuck it in storage and made do with a Quad core til I could afford something better. Come today I decided to check out the old card to see if anything could be salvaged.

Seeing as I'm a new member here and you guys are the people to ask about anything pc-related, I thought you might know if it could be fixed. The Motherboard has 3 small white patches close to a PCI-E slot, when connected to a PSU the Mobo power button would be illuminated red but won't switch on when pressed (going on memory). Are these white patches just corrosion or something and thus cleanable or are they something worse?

Thanks.

Apologies for the blurriness my camera is pretty bleh.

wazza300 · 22 Oct 2013 at 22:34

Can't really see from that pic,done the usual cmos clear? Checked CPU socket for bent pins?

etched Chaos · 22 Oct 2013 at 22:39

wazza300 said:
Can't really see from that pic,done the usual cmos clear? Checked CPU socket for bent pins?

Yea, i did both, checked my socket today, nothing bent. Remember swapping out a battery for a new one when it originally failed. Thinking of taking some rubbing alcohol to it, then checking it again.

etched Chaos · 22 Oct 2013 at 22:48

I forgot to mention originally that I was using a CoolIt Eco ALC as cooling.

wazza300 · 23 Oct 2013 at 11:36

anyluck? I wonder if the cooler leaked slightly?

etched Chaos · 23 Oct 2013 at 18:43

wazza300 said:
anyluck? I wonder if the cooler leaked slightly?

I've not cleaned it yet, getting some rubbing alcohol tomorrow to do it properly. I'm thinking it was a cooler leak, there's a dark patch on the copper and I've binned it, but not sure if a clean will get the mobo to work, hoping it will, using a 6350 right now and i miss my 980x.

Mrjobby · 25 Oct 2013 at 09:49

The 980x will more than likely still be fine even if the board turns out dead.
It is worth a fair whack 2nd hand, certainly a odd thing to shelve it and put up with a old machine!

etched Chaos · 26 Oct 2013 at 06:46

Mrjobby said:
The 980x will more than likely still be fine even if the board turns out dead.
It is worth a fair whack 2nd hand, certainly a odd thing to shelve it and put up with a old machine!

I shelved it mostly so if I ever got my hands on another mobo I could use it again. I considered selling it but couldn't bring myself to do it, loved it too much.