Why does DI hate me?

[bh2k]

Got my board back from hell fire the other day and I thought. "What better way to break it in then with a little dry ice." so I insulated the board up and popped in my 3.0C Malay (30 Cap SL6WU) and fired it up. The board booted in to windows and was running superpi @ 4.83ghz also 5:4 with the mem @ 258 (2-2-2-6 KHX3000/256) then the board dropped below -50C *SHUT OFF* and now it won't turn back on. I'm so pissed off. All the mods are correct and working...and I Don't think condensation killed the board....because all my memory and cpu and stuff still works wonderful. Do you think something got frozen and stopped or shorted somehow? I have no idea...what happened....but on a lighter note I am happy to report that my maxtor 30gb hd works even after spilling boiling alcohol on it :D I'll post some pics soon. Need to get my camera cable back.

[charlie]

Condensation will FIND a way to bite you.........chances are tht when it dries out it'll work fine!

C

[blinky]

Originally posted by charlie
Condensation will FIND a way to bite you.........chances are tht when it dries out it'll work fine!

C this man speakethh the truth

[bh2k]

*UPDATE* Well I took charlie's advice and ran the board this mourning. Worked perfectly with no probs. One thing though. Dimm slot 1 was burned out from taking too much voltage :( Does anyone know if I can use dual chan in 2 and 4?

[All Kill3r]

sure can :up:

[bh2k]

heh...<3 you

[saaya]

Originally posted by charlie
Condensation will FIND a way to bite you.........chances are tht when it dries out it'll work fine!

C

[Yoda voice]cOnden-sA-tioN EveR-YwheRe Is , YouNG PadaWan , SoroUndIng Uz it Iz.[/Yoda voice]

:D

[charlie]

:rotf:


Your DIMM1 may not be dead.... may still be wet and "shorting".
Try later.

C

[bh2k]

Blow dryer time :D

[charlie]

careful with blow dryer......if it's a real HOT gun, you could loosen up the SMD components.......

C

[blinky]

Originally posted by charlie
careful with blow dryer......if it's a real HOT gun, you could loosen up the SMD components.......

C that would have to be an industrial strength blow dryer :)

[bh2k]

Got some pics now real quick :)

Just a little test :)
http://www.1337info.com/stevexx/di/mini-di1.jpg

Mounted with my lame hold down
http://www.1337info.com/stevexx/di/mini-di2.jpg

IS7-E VDD Mod
http://www.1337info.com/stevexx/di/mini-di3.jpg

p4 3.0C SL6WU Malay
http://www.1337info.com/stevexx/di/mini-di4.jpg

The IS7-E
http://www.1337info.com/stevexx/di/mini-di5.jpg

some smoke
http://www.1337info.com/stevexx/di/mini-di7.jpg

[boshi]

Originally posted by blinky
this man speakethh the truth
this man speaketh the truth about other man speakething the truth.


bh2k,
you've tried everything like clear CMOS and everything, right?

[saaya]

have you filled the socket with dielectric grease?

[charlie]

be careful.........if water drips on those row of caps and shorts out the undersides of those caps, you're DONE. Get some armaflex around the main tube, and get SOMETHING around the socket at the PCB..... :rolleyes:

C

[Troopah]

Dangerous :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: man :P
hows your #1dimm? :thumbsup:

[HawainPanda]

very nice...i don't think di hates u at all..lol

[saaya]

if the board etc is still alive with that bad insulation the di gods must actually like you! :D

[bh2k]

Originally posted by Troopah
Dangerous :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: man :P
hows your #1dimm? :thumbsup:

258 (2-2-2-6) 3.2vdimm So charlie your saying I should find a way to insulate the caps near the socket? Any way you would suggest for that?

[charlie]

Lot's of different possibilities.... start with making a neoprene foam gasket to go between the pcb and the DI unit, with a cut-out in the center for the CPU. Then cover the exposed metal parts of the base with something...
I killed a P4C800 this way.......that long row of capacitors is the achilles heel. if condensation (water) stretched underneath that row, it shorts them out, causing a sizzling sound and bad things. Just experiment... play around :D And for gosh sake........get armaflex on your tube ;) you'll be a degree or 2 colder , too.
Which fluid do you use?

C

[saaya]

use this stuff that comes with prommies and LS units. window seal string?

[bh2k]

91% iso

[charlie]

99% will actually help you 1-2C...... do you notice the 91% getting slushy? I just noticed that's a 3.0C that you got up to 4800+ that's GREAT! For some reason I thought it was a Prescott..

C

[bh2k]

no, it's a 3.0c 30cap sl6wu yea, it does get slushy, but it's the higest grade i can find

[bh2k]

this good DE grease?

http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?CNTTYPE=PROD_META&CNTKEY=misc%2fsearchResults.jsp&BV_SessionID=@@@@0761972830.1088104741@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccckadclldjjjlhcgelceffdfgidgmk.0&MID=9876

[blinky]

dry ice hates you because you touch yourself at night



charlie, is it true that u have to be over 18 or 21 to buy 99% ethanol, just like liquor?

[bh2k]

yes, gotta be 21 and why don't you go ride your bike somewhere? :D

[saaya]

calm down guys :buddies:

[xxORBxx]

Why dont people use Acetone more often?

[crotale]

Nice setup! What harddrives and graphics card do you use to run over 300FSB?