spilled a drink on my laptop :(

NotMe

I spilled a drink on the lid of my laptop this morning (lid was closed). It wasn't that much and I'm surprised it got in but it did. It was turned on at the time and it switched off straight away.
I took out the battery which was a bit wet but the contacts were dry and I took opened the RAM slot on the bottom and the RAM was wet

I took it apart and everything seemed dry inside but I put it in the hotpress for the day. Well it still won't switch on now so I think it's probably dead.

monkeyfudge

I know how it feels...

My old powerbook was killed by a Baileys spillage....

Tar.Aldarion

aww notme.... warantee? or bring i to a pro

NotMe

no warrantee... would it be worthwhile getting it fixed? I can't even tell how much damage has been done.


I'm having a lot of bad luck this week. I spilled beer on my desktop keyboard and had to replace it. The computer I'm using as a server stopped working a few days ago... haven't had a chance to look at it yet. And now this... maybe I should stay away from computers for a while..

monkeyfudge

What sort of drink was it?

NotMe

coffee

Tar.Aldarion

NotMe wrote:

no warrantee... would it be worthwhile getting it fixed? I can't even tell how much damage has been done.

depends on damage vs price of your lappy

Tar.Aldarion

NotMe wrote:

coffee

it was actually a latte

monkeyfudge

NotMe wrote:

coffee

How many sugars do you take?

NotMe

It was a nescafe Latte. I just checked and it does contain sugar.

WizZard

Nasty business. It would need a thorough drying out, in pieces, and then put back to see if it's working. RAM is easy replace. But if it's the mobo then it's probably cheaper to replace the laptop than try to repair it. You could sell it for parts though...

lukin

I must confess to being absolutley paranoid about spilling beverages on my lappie. If I'm drinking something while using it, I have a separate table behind me that I place the drink on. I swivel around the chair to drink it.
Liquid and my lappie never ever share the same table space.
Can happen to anyone though, NotMe (no pun intended!).

odie

Put it in the Hotpress on a Towel for 48 to 72 hours, to dry out all the contacts. Keep it about 4-6 feet from the cylinder. Leave Cylinder switched on for the duration.

Happened to a friend of mine recently she spilt juice on it, the steps above worked for her.

masteroftherealm

What was the laptop?

johnplayerblue

I spilled o sup of guinness on my laptop a few months back,it want down thru the keyboard onto the main board.
Got the board replaced for a cost of e300 but then the new board blew the freekin screen so now i have nothing!

Moral of the story....motherboard for dell laptop for sale
Nigel

NotMe

Its a sony vaio a115b. I left it in the hotpress still didn't work. Then I took it apart completely and I could see where the coffee got onto the mobo. I tried cleaning it surgical spirits as a last resort but I've given up on it now. So I'll be looking for a new laptop.

masteroftherealm

Ill take the broken parts if it going in the bin?

NotMe

Sorry nothings going in the bin cept the mobo. I wonder how reusable the parts are. Could I put a Sony DVD+-RW drive into a non sony laptop?
I've ordered a 2.5" hdd case.. I really hope the harddrive isn't damaged. :eek:

WizZard

Would you be willing to sell the rest of it for parts? I could use some of them

Sparky

ah notme, hard luck, the same thing happened to mine ages ago while doing a bit of dj'ing
wasnt me but some drunk bird who knocked over a redbull and vodka, my quick action helped abit, only the keyboard needed replacment.