DFI nf4 Ultra-d cleaning after Vapochill (6k warning)

[CPLB]

If this is considered thread hi-jacking I appoligize, but I need to clean my Ultra-D too, and would like to know if all Electronic Contact Cleaners are the same or if there is a specific type or brand I should buy. Thanks.

[celemine1Gig]

I also don't get why you are all so worried. As freecableguy already said, it's absolutely OK.

I washed several hardware parts (mainboards, video cards and so on) in our kitchen sink with lots of water and some dish washing liquid. There are only two things you need to keep in mind.

1) If you have one use an antistatic wrist-wrap while handling the hardware.
2) Make sure the hardware is 100% dry before powering it up again. A really easy way to make sure it is, is to use a hair dryer several times, to heat up the whole PCB. Then let it sit for some time and repeat this 3-5 times.

It won't harm the components if it's done right and you'll have clean hardware with a fresh smell afterwards.

[Sneaky]

it probably wasn't the smartest thing to get the chipset fan bearings wet...

and i hope you replaced the thermal paste under the chipset heatsink as well

[phobix]

Because of the mineral content in tap water I personally wouldn't wash my motherboard with anything but de-ionized water but that is just me.

[Shinuza]

if forget who, but someone put a mobo through the dishwasher once lol

ROFL

I don't think it is that dangerous, I mean, once myself, I were testing watercooling components, but my tube were to tight for the connectors, so I had a big leak.
Lucky I tested the WC without anything else than the mobo. I just dried it, still works.

[slimais]

it probably wasn't the smartest thing to get the chipset fan bearings wet...

and i hope you replaced the thermal paste under the chipset heatsink as well

i did not wash the chipset region the only part of the mobo i did wash was the socket/ram side

[Vassili]

What happend to that component? It sure doesn't look good...

[da-key]

I soaked a vid card and s478 socket with frosty condensation while chasing my dog down the street and not watching my temps. Took the hairdryer to it never had any problems. Corrosion is the main issue to get things dry quickly.

[slimais]

What happend to that component? It sure doesn't look good...

The surface of the R60 come off when i tryed to tear off the heatspreder, which i had attached on it

[ben805]

you guys know some of those capacitors do hold charge right? I don't think washing the mobo with water is such a good idea

[njkid32]

i already tryed spirit before... it was realy hard to clean off the Luberex ... & i could not do it so good like i did with fairy& Luberex...
so it was the best choise... all I neaded after the washing was a powerful hairdryhairdryer

(2 njkid32... btw, your 3200+ venice (3,7Ghz WR) is dead... it died in my arms today it just died after a restart... im not happy today... )

WTF how did that happen? Damn what a sad day that chip was GREAT! Sorry to hear.

[slimais]

WTF how did that happen? Damn what a sad day that chip was GREAT! Sorry to hear.

I dont know it just didnt work after a restart... i was so happy when i got it... under vapo it vas a 3,3ghz bencher but then when ion w/c it just died with a ordinary restart... which was lethal

[jinu117]

Calcium deposit, deteriorating contact for slots including memory. Why didn't you use electronic contact cleaner again? Wanted to save few bucks to hand someone a board that just isn't going to last as long as it should have? Oxidization of copper is real and once you put water on it it just happens much more rapidly. Unless you dried it above boiling point of water, you still have water molecule attached to copper no matter what you did. The board is going to look like in less than few months. I suggest just keeping it for your backup instead of risking someone else with it. If I personally received a product like that and found out such cleaning method was used was not mentioned, I would felt it was fradulent transaction on my end.