Title: uhhh rip
Post by: The Red Mage on Sep 11, 2014, 04:35 PM
Post by: The Red Mage on Sep 11, 2014, 04:35 PM
Spilled water on my computer, and I pretty sure it died.
Title: uhhh rip
Post by: Deleted on Sep 11, 2014, 05:17 PM
Post by: Deleted on Sep 11, 2014, 05:17 PM
*wince* Not. Fun.
Title: uhhh rip
Post by: Atomic Twinkie on Sep 11, 2014, 05:24 PM
Post by: Atomic Twinkie on Sep 11, 2014, 05:24 PM
That hurts me in my heart space.
Title: uhhh rip
Post by: FaeFae on Sep 11, 2014, 05:41 PM
Post by: FaeFae on Sep 11, 2014, 05:41 PM
I hope you can technomancer resurrect your machine. You'll be missed!
Title: uhhh rip
Post by: Arya on Sep 11, 2014, 06:57 PM
Post by: Arya on Sep 11, 2014, 06:57 PM
:-( I hope you can get back to us soon!
<3
Sincerely,
~Arya
<3
Sincerely,
~Arya
Title: uhhh rip
Post by: Valimar Dragonbane on Sep 11, 2014, 07:13 PM
Post by: Valimar Dragonbane on Sep 11, 2014, 07:13 PM
A lot of times, if you allow the water to dry fully, you can recover the machine with little to no damage. Provided, of course, that it didn't make any of those horrible pops and cracks. Did you manage to turn it off right away?
Title: uhhh rip
Post by: The Red Mage on Sep 11, 2014, 09:10 PM
Post by: The Red Mage on Sep 11, 2014, 09:10 PM
I didn't hear anything pop or smell any burning. I took the side off the unit and have air circulating in it. It's still not staying on long though. It's doing the beep thing, so I think something died.
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Post by: Garage Trashcan on Sep 11, 2014, 09:28 PM
Post by: Garage Trashcan on Sep 11, 2014, 09:28 PM
Water is now banned in Red's house.
Title: uhhh rip
Post by: Ogre Time Yay on Sep 12, 2014, 01:31 PM
Post by: Ogre Time Yay on Sep 12, 2014, 01:31 PM
Red, no! ;_;
Title: uhhh rip
Post by: The Red Mage on Sep 12, 2014, 05:13 PM
Post by: The Red Mage on Sep 12, 2014, 05:13 PM
I love wild child world!
It seems to be my gpu that went out if I'm reading the beeping sound right. This may have been a blessing, but I don't know how to tell what gpu I need or what can fit into my system. I need to take it to a shop, I guess.
It seems to be my gpu that went out if I'm reading the beeping sound right. This may have been a blessing, but I don't know how to tell what gpu I need or what can fit into my system. I need to take it to a shop, I guess.
Title: uhhh rip
Post by: onivel on Sep 12, 2014, 06:50 PM
Post by: onivel on Sep 12, 2014, 06:50 PM
Ooouuuch !
Title: uhhh rip
Post by: on Sep 13, 2014, 01:08 AM
Post by: on Sep 13, 2014, 01:08 AM
Sad to see it go Red. Take it to a computer repair shop and pay them. They can fix this.
Title: uhhh rip
Post by: theshobit on Sep 18, 2014, 06:02 AM
Post by: theshobit on Sep 18, 2014, 06:02 AM
*winces* I wish you luck. *has a moment of silence*
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Post by: Arya on Sep 18, 2014, 11:50 AM
Post by: Arya on Sep 18, 2014, 11:50 AM
*Joins in the moment of silence.* :-(
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Post by: The Red Mage on Sep 23, 2014, 09:53 AM
Post by: The Red Mage on Sep 23, 2014, 09:53 AM
Apparently it was just dirty.
I'm picking it up now, but I won't be able to try it until tonight.
I'm picking it up now, but I won't be able to try it until tonight.
Title: uhhh rip
Post by: The Red Mage on Sep 23, 2014, 09:53 AM
Post by: The Red Mage on Sep 23, 2014, 09:53 AM
Apparently it was just dirty.
I'm picking it up now, but I won't be able to try it until tonight.
I'm picking it up now, but I won't be able to try it until tonight.
Title: uhhh rip
Post by: The Red Mage on Oct 04, 2014, 07:23 PM
Post by: The Red Mage on Oct 04, 2014, 07:23 PM
My computer is doing the six beep thing again, but this time there was no cup of water... pls
Title: uhhh rip
Post by: Fire Wraith on Oct 04, 2014, 08:45 PM
Post by: Fire Wraith on Oct 04, 2014, 08:45 PM
Depends what BIOS you have. I'd do a quick google search on what that POST code translate to for what you're using, should tell you if there's anything you can try. For instance, 6 beeps on AMI means your keyboard isn't connected properly, but that doesn't mean that's what it is for others.
Title: uhhh rip
Post by: The Red Mage on Oct 04, 2014, 10:51 PM
Post by: The Red Mage on Oct 04, 2014, 10:51 PM
I don't know how to computer, but I tried multiple ports and keyboards just now to no avail.
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Post by: Fire Wraith on Oct 05, 2014, 09:27 AM
Post by: Fire Wraith on Oct 05, 2014, 09:27 AM
What brand of computer? Or, if it's a non-specific brand, who made the motherboard? (It should say on it)
Title: uhhh rip
Post by: The Red Mage on Oct 05, 2014, 10:11 AM
Post by: The Red Mage on Oct 05, 2014, 10:11 AM
It's an older alien ware now, one of the auroura models, but i'm not sure off the top of my head. The brief research I did said it could be a gpu issue. I know I need to install more memory on it easy, but I'm not sure which gpu I should get or which one would fit if I do get one.
Title: uhhh rip
Post by: on Oct 05, 2014, 09:45 PM
Post by: on Oct 05, 2014, 09:45 PM
Could get it opened up and looked at, anyone you know could tell the difference?
Title: uhhh rip
Post by: The Red Mage on Oct 06, 2014, 08:25 AM
Post by: The Red Mage on Oct 06, 2014, 08:25 AM
It magically came on yesterday, and it did say something about not being able to recognize the keyboard, but it shut off last night again. I don't know how to get it back on either. The monitor went off and started flashing it's power light and first, then it shut down and started beeping at me.
Title: uhhh rip
Post by: SOC_Tessa on Oct 06, 2014, 09:48 AM
Post by: SOC_Tessa on Oct 06, 2014, 09:48 AM
Any amount of beeping indicates a hardware fault. According to Alienware beep codes, six beeps is a video card/chip issue:
en.community.dell.com/owners-club/alienware/f/3746/t/19451762
Have you tried re-seating the card in the slot? If comfortable, open the case, make sure power is off, that you've grounded yourself by touching the metal of the case itself before any components. Locate the video card, press the release catch, pull it out, then set it back into place.
If you are able to snap a shot of the model number on the video card, I'm sure someone can suggest a replacement of similar type should it come to that. The only real cautionary note is that this follows the water-spill incident, so there's no guarantee that even if the current issue is fixed that there won't be other affected components (especially if the motherboard or power supply came under any damage).
en.community.dell.com/owners-club/alienware/f/3746/t/19451762
Have you tried re-seating the card in the slot? If comfortable, open the case, make sure power is off, that you've grounded yourself by touching the metal of the case itself before any components. Locate the video card, press the release catch, pull it out, then set it back into place.
If you are able to snap a shot of the model number on the video card, I'm sure someone can suggest a replacement of similar type should it come to that. The only real cautionary note is that this follows the water-spill incident, so there's no guarantee that even if the current issue is fixed that there won't be other affected components (especially if the motherboard or power supply came under any damage).
Title: uhhh rip
Post by: Edge on Oct 06, 2014, 10:15 AM
Post by: Edge on Oct 06, 2014, 10:15 AM
Man, I remember having an Alienware. The video card melted.
Title: uhhh rip
Post by: The Red Mage on Oct 06, 2014, 10:24 AM
Post by: The Red Mage on Oct 06, 2014, 10:24 AM
I don't even know where the video card is. 
Title: uhhh rip
Post by: The Red Mage on Oct 06, 2014, 10:40 AM
Post by: The Red Mage on Oct 06, 2014, 10:40 AM
Everything seems to be set properly. When water was Spilled in it, nothing circuited or there was no burning smell. The repair shop said they found nothing wrong with it, but who knows really about them? They were kinda sketchy.
Title: uhhh rip
Post by: on Oct 06, 2014, 12:35 PM
Post by: on Oct 06, 2014, 12:35 PM
Alright, yeah, some of them are sketchy, but still beep codes?
Title: uhhh rip
Post by: SOC_Tessa on Oct 06, 2014, 05:39 PM
Post by: SOC_Tessa on Oct 06, 2014, 05:39 PM
It should be the long rectangular module that exposes your video connection through the case.
Although, if you are at all uncomfortable messing with it, it likely isn't a good idea (unless you are almost certain its toast and will need replacing).
Like sorn asked, though, is the BIOS still beeping when it refuses to start up?
I don't suppose you happen to have another system you can use to check your cable and monitor with, or that you could swap a working video card from?
Title: uhhh rip
Post by: The Red Mage on Oct 06, 2014, 06:33 PM
Post by: The Red Mage on Oct 06, 2014, 06:33 PM
No other unused systems. I'll have to open it up when I got some time. I really dont have another hundred and fifty bucks to toss at that place again to fix it for another two weeks plus the cost of another card if that's the issue.
Title: uhhh rip
Post by: Fire Wraith on Oct 07, 2014, 03:20 PM
Post by: Fire Wraith on Oct 07, 2014, 03:20 PM
If it died right after they fixed it, you could see if they'll do it again for no charge, since they apparently failed to correct the issue, maybe.
Title: uhhh rip
Post by: The Red Mage on Oct 09, 2014, 09:22 AM
Post by: The Red Mage on Oct 09, 2014, 09:22 AM
It died again yesterday. I'm going to try and see if I can find where the graphics card is today. /noob