I wouldn't try to do anything with it, including trying to power it up, until you've had a technician look at it. For the most part water and computers don't mix very well.....




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It's so dry the trees are bribin' the dogs = We really could use a little rain around here

- Bob -
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Like Bob said your best bet is to have a techician look at it. With flood water your not only dealing with the water, but with the contaminants in the water like oil, dirt, grease, sewage, etc. Even after the water dries these contaminants are coating the electrical components and could short them out.

Have your computer checked by a technician. If he says it's hopeless, and you are willing to spend some time and effort with no guarantee that that your efforts will pay off, keep my email address and let me know. I have some experience with saving electronic items damaged by water and corrosive elements. You must do this as quickly as possible before oxidation begins, usually a matter of hours. Like I said, there are no guarantees, but if you have nothing to lose, you may want to give it a shot.

DimensionXPS R400>PIII850
256MB RAM
8.4G 5400RPM Maxtor
13.5G 7200RPM IBM Deskstar
Sony CRX140E/CH2 8/4/32 CDRW
Buslink 52X CD ROM
ATI All-In-Wonder 128 16MB
Turtle Beach Montego A3D 64
Umax Astra 2200 Scanner
HP Deskjet 712c
Alcatel SpeedStream DSL Modem
Windows98
Platinum Visa Card

I would write that one off and call insurance company if business or homeownwer's insurance covers damage. If unit completely immersed, chance of recovery not good. Even if it comes back to life, chances are it will not last. Best hope is to get data recovered from hard drive and move on to new machine. Worst case is all data lost, still need new machine. Either way, looks like new computer in cards for near future. Might want to see if Dell can add sump pump to next order! Other option is move computer to higher ground! :)
Doug

Dimension XPST700r
128MB SDRAM, 128MB added (Dell)
8x/4x/32x CD/RW
8x DVD/ROM
100MB ZIP
20.4GBUltra ATA 7200RPM
Turtle Beach Montego II A3D 320V
32MB NVIDIA TNT2 M64
3COM US Robotics 3C900B TPC 10Mbit Combo NIC
19" M990 monitor
Harmon Kardon HK-595 Surround Sound speakers w/subwoofer
Conexant V.90/56K Telephony Modem
Service Tag EG9UM

Dimension L667r
64MB SDRAM, 128MB added (Dell)
10GB Ultra ATA
48x CD-ROM
100MB Zip
3COM 3C905-TXM 10/100 NIC
Sound Blaster 64V PCI Sound Card
Altec Lansing ACS-340 speakers w/subwoofer
17" E770 Monitor
Service Tag 79HV30B