Please Help... Used Toothpaste And Now Wont Boot!

Jun 15, 2007, 05:20 PM

OK, so I am new to this whole computer and overclocking thing. I decided to overclock my CPU, but before i decided to do that I wanted to make sure everything was cooled properly.

A friend of mine had some cremiqe (i think that is what it is called) and said it worked well. I am just a kid and do not have a job, so I cannot afford to buy this stuff. I figured that it looks and feels like toothpaste.... I could try that. My friend told me that he used only a little bit of his stuff, so I figured I would need more since it is not the same stuff.

I used almost the whole tube, but I didnt just put it on the CPU. I put it on the RAM (I think that is what it is) and on the video card and on all the heatsinks

Now the computer just beeps at me. I dont know what to do!

PLEASE HELP!!

oh yeah, this is my parents computer.... so I really need to fix it!

GJSNeptune · Jun 15, 2007, 05:38 PM

Oh. My. God.

Refer to this thread for...cleaning tips. What a fun day this has become.
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=33028

Jun 15, 2007, 05:39 PM

Can you help????

I read the other thread about using the dishwasher. Should I do that?

Sasqui · Jun 15, 2007, 05:45 PM

If you have a digital camera, that would help folks solve the problem for you

Jun 15, 2007, 05:47 PM

I dont!

I mean it cant be that hard to imagine.

A tube of toothpaste in your computer!

zekrahminator · Jun 15, 2007, 05:50 PM

Assuming it's just toothpaste, you could theoretically just rinse it all out by opening the case and pointing your garden hose at it (unplugged, of course).

Of course, your computer would be very wet afterwords, and you'd want to let it dry for a few days before even trying to turn it on. Blow driers would help.

Jun 15, 2007, 05:52 PM

OK, I think I am going to put it in the dishwasher.

Should I use the heated dry option????

Sasqui · Jun 15, 2007, 05:53 PM

You have to take pictures - you will enjoy them later in life

I have run vid card and motherboard through the dishwasher... like Zek said, you need to make sure they are DRY. For a quick dry, I typically put the oven on 170 F and let them stay there for a few hours.

freaksavior · Jun 15, 2007, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CocaCola Kid

I used almost the whole tube, but I didnt just put it on the CPU. I put it on the RAM (I think that is what it is) and on the video card and on all the heatsinks
HELP!!

oh yeah, this is my parents computer.

this has got to be a joke! who in there right mind would put tooth paste on a cpu, ram and video card! IT'S TOOTH PASTE KID! it goes on a tooth brush and in your mouth! not in a computer

even my lil bro who know almost nothing about computers wouldn't put tooth paste on the computer components!
kid i don't mean to be harsh, but you get

anyway, to clean it, just use rubbing alcohol and let it dry for a couple hours!

Zero Cool · Jun 15, 2007, 05:54 PM

theres alot of these kind of threads recently!

I cant beleive you did that by the way. you might think twice before doing somethign liek that again

Sasqui · Jun 15, 2007, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CocaCola Kid

Should I use the heated dry option????

Could get too hot - try the oven method... no hotter than 180 deg F.

Jun 15, 2007, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freaksavior

this has got to be a joke! who in there right mind would put tooth paste on a cpu! IT'S TOOTH PASTE KID!

I WISH IT WAS!

How do I get it out of the power supply thingie though?

mandelore · Jun 15, 2007, 05:56 PM

hmm, if this is genuine then lol, but honestly, it sounds like a joke... Are you really being serious, coz no offence ment, but

no one with correctly functioning brain would use toothpaste on a cpu...

erocker · Jun 15, 2007, 05:56 PM

If you actually used toothpaste, you are an idiot. Sorry, you just are. That shit is corrosive, I'm sure you just love wasting money though. Heck why don't you just douse it in Coca-Cola?

zekrahminator · Jun 15, 2007, 05:56 PM

Like I said dude, unplug the thing, bring it outside, open the case, take off all heatsinks, and shoot it with a garden hose.

If all else fails though, I'd be happy to sell you my very powerful computer (box only) for $700. Then you could convince your parents you were upgrading their machine

.

freaksavior · Jun 15, 2007, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CocaCola Kid

I WISH IT WAS!

How do I get it out of the power supply thingie though?

this is a joke, why the hell would you put it in your power supply!?

i think it's a fake! seriously your a retard if this is genuine. Sry kid, but that was just fucking stupid

Sasqui · Jun 15, 2007, 05:59 PM

What brand and flavor of toothpaste?

Jun 15, 2007, 06:01 PM

OK.... I found a camera and took pictures. I cannot upload them yet, but I will later.

I have it all in the dishwasher right now. I used cascade soap, but just half of what I should have. I also used the gentle cycle because I figured it was a computer and it should be gentle.

PLEASE HELP ME! My parents just bought this 2 weeks ago!

I dont know if this helps but it is a dell and says XPS on the side?

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME

Jun 15, 2007, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freaksavior

this is a joke, why the hell would you put it in your power supply!?

i think it's a fake! seriously your a retard if this is genuine. Sry kid, but that was just fucking stupid

I dont know what it is called... where the cpu goes into? what is that?

erocker · Jun 15, 2007, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CocaCola Kid

I dont know what it is called... where the cpu goes into? what is that?

Your butt.

freaksavior · Jun 15, 2007, 06:03 PM

a cpu socket? dude, if you put soap in it. then it's ruined,

Jun 15, 2007, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erocker

Your butt.

come on please help! calling me names and giving me answers like that is not going to help

zekrahminator · Jun 15, 2007, 06:04 PM

*Sigh*

You're totally screwed.

What good is MORE soap going to do when the whole PC is already covered in soap?

I bet you didn't even take the stuff out of it's box...

.

You might as well PM me your address and send me $700, I don't think you'll ever get that PC running again.

erocker · Jun 15, 2007, 06:04 PM

Oh, I hope your parents find out and whip the hell out of ya! That's the only thing that will help you.

Jun 15, 2007, 06:05 PM

OK OK.... I went and stopped it before all the soap got into the water.

should I restart it without the soap

Jun 15, 2007, 05:20 PM	#1
CocaCola Kid Guest Posts: n/a (0/day)	Please Help... Used Toothpaste And Now Wont Boot! OK, so I am new to this whole computer and overclocking thing. I decided to overclock my CPU, but before i decided to do that I wanted to make sure everything was cooled properly. A friend of mine had some cremiqe (i think that is what it is called) and said it worked well. I am just a kid and do not have a job, so I cannot afford to buy this stuff. I figured that it looks and feels like toothpaste.... I could try that. My friend told me that he used only a little bit of his stuff, so I figured I would need more since it is not the same stuff. I used almost the whole tube, but I didnt just put it on the CPU. I put it on the RAM (I think that is what it is) and on the video card and on all the heatsinks Now the computer just beeps at me. I dont know what to do! PLEASE HELP!! oh yeah, this is my parents computer.... so I really need to fix it!

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Jun 15, 2007, 05:50 PM	#6
zekrahminator McLovin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: My house. Posts: 6,280 (2.33/day) Thanks: 105 Thanked 340 Times in 246 Posts System Specs	Assuming it's just toothpaste, you could theoretically just rinse it all out by opening the case and pointing your garden hose at it (unplugged, of course). Of course, your computer would be very wet afterwords, and you'd want to let it dry for a few days before even trying to turn it on. Blow driers would help. __________________ “Just because you're hung like a moose doesn't mean you should do porn.”

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Jun 15, 2007, 05:38 PM	#2
GJSNeptune Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,743 (0.78/day) Thanks: 24 Thanked 112 Times in 103 Posts System Specs	Oh. My. God. Refer to this thread for...cleaning tips. What a fun day this has become. http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=33028

Jun 15, 2007, 05:39 PM	#3
CocaCola Kid Guest Posts: n/a (0/day)	Can you help???? I read the other thread about using the dishwasher. Should I do that?

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Jun 15, 2007, 05:47 PM	#5
CocaCola Kid Guest Posts: n/a (0/day)	I dont! I mean it cant be that hard to imagine. A tube of toothpaste in your computer!

Jun 15, 2007, 05:52 PM	#7
CocaCola Kid Guest Posts: n/a (0/day)	OK, I think I am going to put it in the dishwasher. Should I use the heated dry option????

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Jun 15, 2007, 06:01 PM	#18
CocaCola Kid Guest Posts: n/a (0/day)	OK.... I found a camera and took pictures. I cannot upload them yet, but I will later. I have it all in the dishwasher right now. I used cascade soap, but just half of what I should have. I also used the gentle cycle because I figured it was a computer and it should be gentle. PLEASE HELP ME! My parents just bought this 2 weeks ago! I dont know if this helps but it is a dell and says XPS on the side? PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME

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zekrahminator McLovin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: My house. Posts: 6,280 (2.33/day) Thanks: 105 Thanked 340 Times in 246 Posts System Specs	Sigh You're totally screwed. What good is MORE soap going to do when the whole PC is already covered in soap? I bet you didn't even take the stuff out of it's box... . You might as well PM me your address and send me $700, I don't think you'll ever get that PC running again. __________________ “Just because you're hung like a moose doesn't mean you should do porn.”

Jun 15, 2007, 06:05 PM	#25
CocaCola Kid Guest Posts: n/a (0/day)	OK OK.... I went and stopped it before all the soap got into the water. should I restart it without the soap

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