Well i had a liquid cooler that was a replacement one that leaked,and well today i went to my rig,and it was off(i left it on to update a game)and now it won't turn on,the power button does nothing,i looked inside and the cooler leaked near the waterblock,and it got on my 7970.....
I have contacted the company about it,what do you think the chances are the will do something about the parts that are ruined?
Also what are some safe ways to test the rest of the parts,to see what still works,and what is fried?
Also I have this http://www.imicro.com/item.php?item=IMBS35G-BK ,and i have a ide drive i was using with it,and the drives from my rig looked dry,and i tried them in it and they did not do anything,which is not what the good ide drive did.
So i think that my drives are all dead.
Also i pulled out the video card to let it dry better and it has white and green powder on the solder points.
So i think it is dead also.
White & green powder will by dried up glygol from the fluid.
Question - is this an AIO (eg h100) or a custom loop.
If it is an AIO you'll have to read the terms and condition of the product. I have yet to see an AIO leak myself, they do a hell of a job sealing them. The only way that I can think of that could arise in a leak is if a screw goes too far into the rads fins.
If its a custom loop that you pieced together you're in for a hard time.
Either way you will have to test each part in a donor system to see if its dead, and attempt an RMA on each item that is.
The warranty for AIO coolers doesn't extend to other components in case of any liquid spillage. The warranty refers strictly to the AIO cooler.
If the other components are under their own warranty, you could clean them off very carefully and attempt to RMA them. But normally liquid coolant is not covered.
Also this is very strange, as liquid coolant should not be electrically conductive, so maybe you could tell us exactly what AIO cooler you're using so we could all stay away from it.
The way to test involves cleaning the affected components, letting them to dry, cleaning any excess stuff that remains with a lint free cloth or a smooth soft brush and then test them as you would normally test any other component.
Well i found out that the parts other than the gpu work,i have cleaned the way they suggested,and am waiting for it to dry before i try it,but all they told me was that because i did not send it in the first place(cause i can't afford it,they want me to pay for shipping to canada from texas lol).
It was a coolit ECO II(a re badged H60),and the cooler before it was a coolit Domino ALC,but coolit is owned by cosair.
EDIT:i tested the gpu and it is fried....and it was a 7970......
The coolant is non conductive until it come in contact with dust and debris which gets mixed in, making a solution that is conductive.