I disassembled an entire PC, motherboard,RAM,Hard Drive, etc, all taken out but the processor. I used an air compressor to take the dust off. After I was sure it was off, I used an electronic contact cleaner while holding the motherboard in a vertical position, spraying on it and waiting for the liquid to fall down. After that, I assembled it once again.
Also, I used the air compressor to clean the power source.
After it was all assembled, I tried turning the PC on....and it didn't.
Now, this was an old PC, but it was functioning before I started. It was assembled in 1998, the cables (in Spanish the technical name is "bus de datos" but I have no idea how it is called in English, but they were IDE not SATA) were IDE.
Raim
jingda 135 Industrious Poster Featured Poster
Try using another spare motherboard and test it out. I have a hunch that your motherboard might be damage. Just a hunch, did you make sure the motherboard was dry before you re-assembled your PC?
Cross213 -5 Posting Whiz in Training
Could be a short, try taking everything out again and putting it back in, it will be a pain but it's worth a try
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