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aryssoR
04-16-2009, 05:22 PM
Hi guys, I'm having some trouble with a motherboard, anyone got any ideas what's wrong with it? I think it might be the fungus...

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b165/Grand_cross/fungus.jpg
port187
04-16-2009, 05:29 PM
you think its fungus lol :) where did you keep the mobo outside? :) should always be kept in a dry place.
it's fungus or your mobo like to motorcross once in a while :)
aryssoR
04-16-2009, 05:45 PM
Haha, it's my dad's mobo, he likes to store it in his (leaky) garden shed
port187
04-16-2009, 06:20 PM
Haha, it's my dad's mobo, he likes to store it in his (leaky) garden shed

Ah yes the leaky garden sheds, I have got one myself and most of my stuff looks like that.. allthough I only move stuff there that I am sure I will not use anymore but somehow still want to keep.. go figure :)
karsten
04-16-2009, 07:32 PM
on the way to the trashcan i bet
madhatter256
04-16-2009, 07:39 PM
Don't trash it, send it to a designated e-waste disposal facility.

Or can you dip the whole thing in de-ionized water mixed with some chlorine, or just just a lot of rubbing alcohol. But then what do I know when it comes to stuff like this...

Chances are, some of the components on there are probably oxidized and therefore the motherboard is shot. I'd keep the CPU and RAM just in case they still work.
port187
04-16-2009, 07:44 PM
With a little luck if you keep it in a dry place for a couple of weeks it might just work again.. that or the alcohol treatment :P but is it worth it? I guess you can get these older model mobos for almost nothing nowadays.
Twimfy
04-16-2009, 08:13 PM
Be very careful around it. If there are spores and you breathe them in they can seriously fuck you up.
aryssoR
04-16-2009, 10:19 PM
Aye, true. A young teacher just died the other day who lived near me, from breathing in fungus spores. 'Farmer's Lung' they call it

http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/health/Rare-farmers-lung-disease-claims.5169905.jp
karsten
04-16-2009, 10:28 PM
Or can you dip the whole thing in de-ionized water mixed with some chlorine,....

please don't.
jsnelson
05-23-2009, 05:42 PM
If it's still under warranty, send it back for an RMA ;)
aryssoR
05-23-2009, 06:18 PM
I'm not sure the warranty covers live cultures :yatta: