Non-booting A2000...

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Given that you have removed all the cards, I guess what I am about to say should be applicable. When I first got my A500 it did the exact same thing, reseating all the chips solved it, have you tried that yet?

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WD40? Hmmm, wouldn't use WD40 myself, I prefer using compressed air followed by a good going over with Isopropyl alcohol and Q-tips. Some here prefer a distilled water bath followed by a good air drying, but I was always told never mix water and electricity, so I don't!

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Darrin wrote:
LOL.  OK, I'll take your word for it.  For what it's worth, I cleaned the mobos up until they were sparkling afterwards BEFORE I powered them back up.  :-)

I doubt you got every last drop of WD40, that stuff gets into everything.

Oh, and after multiple googling, it is DEFINATELY not a conductor - in fact it is a very good insulator.  What it can do is attact dust if you don't clean it all off.

Why bother using it at all if you have to clean off the cleaner? You don't need to wash away distilled water or Isopropyl alcohol, they simply evaporate leaving no residue at all.

It also disolves the heat paste used between CPUs and their fans/heat sinks!   :-o

So does Isopropyl alcohol, but again you don't need to wash it away afterward.