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Dell Computer - Little liquid on SouthBridge (ICH)?

Hi, I was fixing my Dell PC a month ago (Dimension 4600). It lasted me sooo long! I was changing the graphics card for the third time when my little brother spilled a thick, yet 95% solid substance made of plasticine and water, while it was on. It spilled on the SB, and after that, I let it dry for two days, then put it on. Oh wait! It only comes on when I plug it in, no diagnostic lights and the power button is orange. No POST. If I press the power button it comes off. If I press it again nothing happens unless I re-plug it. Maybe my board spoiled. OK, I have an extra one. BUT DELL parts are proprietary! So to change the board, I have to change PSU, Case, Fan, and who knows, maybe the CPU too. Don't forget heatsink! So the sad Dell is sitting there doing nothing while I took out the drives. Luckily for me I had a spare malfunctioning computer that could do the job. Buying new parts is out of the question (my country has lots of Dell stores - but they are expensive. Why can't you be like HP? The computer was purchased in 2004, so no warranty again. I can safely say one thing: Whether or not something is fixed, I'll never buy a Dell again, simply because of your silly proprietary parts. So here is the question: Can someone help me? I do know Vista - and I have another PC. But computers are not your everyday grocery item where I live. I did remove the stuff.

Public Comments

1. Get in the mood and think about learning vista. a new laptop, perhaps claim a rebate on the old one from house insurance.
2. I own a Dimension 4600 and it still works, I got it a 400w Thermaltake TR2 PSU for $45 CAD(Canadian), I got a EVGA 7600 GT AGP 8x card for around $129 CAD. The motherboard to replace the stock Motherboard is a microATX motherboard due to the case size, I would suggest a BIOSTAR P4M80-M4 478 VIA P4M800 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard if you want to keep the AGP 8x card, thee Pentium 4 HT Northwood, and the RAM to run it. It is around $50 US. But if you want a new 775 socket mATX they will be around $79.99 to 89.99 for lower end PCI-E 2.0/16x availability. Anymore questions, please contact me and I will gladly continue to help you with this topic. Have a nice day Ken
3. almost all pc s arelike that now part it out and build one dell and hp gaggs
4. i would first try and scrape off the goop and see if it will work it may be overheating because of the goop ?