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Thumb drive got wet

Name: cyberlantz
Date: January 24, 2005 at 14:13:51 Pacific
OS: XP Pro
CPU/Ram: 2500+ Barton/1 gig

Comment:

My wife washed my thumb drive. :( It got water inside it and it's all out now and dry. Should I try using it still? ASUS A7N8X-E DELUXE 2500+ Barton OC to 3200+ 1gig Corsair XMS Hightech Excalibur Radeon 9800 Pro Iceq 128mb Antec True Power 430w Dual 40gig WD.

Name: SkipCox
Date: January 24, 2005 at 14:47:49 Pacific

Reply:

I would. Make sure it's dry...USB does run off +5vdc. Skip

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Name: jam
Date: January 24, 2005 at 15:43:26 Pacific

Reply:

I had the same problem: http://www.computing.net/hardware/wwwboard/forum/22535.html Asus A7N8X-X 2500+ Sempron @ 2100mhz 10.5 x 200mhz @ 1.80v 512mb PC3200 Ti4200/8X 128mb WDC 60GB

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Name: Rimfire
Date: January 24, 2005 at 23:32:59 Pacific

Reply:

Does it look like new again? Generally speaking, if it's dried out before you try it, it should be OK. Plugging it in while it is wet could cause nasty side effects. When dry, even if the drive no longer works, the worst it could do is crash your computer.

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