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Thread ID: 110005	2010-05-31 02:46:00	Liquid on laptop	GameJunkie (72)	Press F1

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1105273	2010-05-31 02:46:00	Quite a big emergency. I spilt a small amount of liquid on my laptop so i dried it off as best i could. I turned off fairly quickly and dried off excess liquid. Now when I turn it on the screen flickers. I was told to put it in a hotwater cupboard, but that is made difficult by me still being at uni till the early evening. Do I have a potentially dead laptop now? (having Mega freakout and contemplating parents response when inform them when I get home)	GameJunkie (72)
1105274	2010-05-31 03:01:00	Remove the battery & DON'T apply power. Depends on the liquid .... Water, should be no probs, dry it out and should be good to go. Coffee, or in my case 1/2 bottle of beer (!) may give you trouble. Anything that leaves a (conductive) residue will be an issue. I had to dismantle & solvent wash then dry & reassemble, but is now going fine.	fred_fish (15241)
1105275	2010-05-31 03:03:00	i spilt some hot cup-of-soup on the bottom left of my laptop and some of the keys. (freak-out getting bigger!!)	GameJunkie (72)
1105276	2010-05-31 03:18:00	I would recommend immediate dis-assembly and wash affected components with water then dry in the proverbial cylinder cupboard. As you will have to wait until tonight, it will dry out and 'crust up', meaning more vigorous clean of the components will be required. FWIW my lappie-full-o-beer was two days before I was able to open it up for cleaning. The sugary residue required a few washes & dry's to get rid of tho'. You should definitely open it up, if you don't feel comfortable doing it, pay someone who does. It may work after drying, and you may have no probs, but it also may have some shorts that could destroy components sooner or later. Also, acidic components of your soup will attack the metals of your PCB's causing corrosion and eventual failure. Your call.	fred_fish (15241)
1105277	2010-05-31 03:32:00	I'll be home in roughly 3 hours. I've put it in my bag upside down so the side that had the stuff spilt on it is at the bottom of my bag. It wouldn't come under house insurance would it? How much to get it fixed???	GameJunkie (72)
1105278	2010-05-31 04:02:00	I'll be home in roughly 3 hours. I've put it in my bag upside down so the side that had the stuff spilt on it is at the bottom of my bag. It wouldn't come under house insurance would it? How much to get it fixed??? Should be covered under your insurance. No idea of cost, I gave myself a big discount :), but lappie repairs typically are not cheap. If not covered, get a guide for your model & rip into it yourself (carefully of course :) ). There can be some tricky hidden screws & catches / lugs etc. so if you can't find a guide for your model, I would be a bit dubious about doing it blind. Having said that, it's not rocket science, and good anti-static procedures and a careful approach should ensure no probs, and taking photo's of each step can be very helpful.	fred_fish (15241)
1105279	2010-05-31 04:04:00	I would recommend immediate dis-assembly and wash affected components with water then dry in the proverbial cylinder cupboard. . I certainly wouldn't add more water. Isopropyl except on the plastic bits and several days in the hot water cupboard after, if it still has a problem then it's insurance time.	pctek (84)
1105280	2010-05-31 04:07:00	I would get some compressed air, or if you have compressor with air gun all good. Turn lappy upside down, remove screws which hold keyboard in place, turn over, open, open keyboard, and start blown air though where you between water was split. then leave in hot water cupboard for 48 hrs	SolMiester (139)
1105281	2010-05-31 04:21:00	I hope it's under our insurance I'll see what the parents say about it first before I do anything about opening it up. Do I take the battery before I put it on the warming Cupboard?	GameJunkie (72)
1105282	2010-05-31 04:59:00	I certainly wouldn't add more water. Isopropyl except on the plastic bits and several days in the hot water cupboard after, if it still has a problem then it's insurance time. Yes plain water is fine, I cleaned off my PCB's by running them under a warm tap for a while with gentle brushing, followed by careful cleaning of residual sticky bits with isopropyl and a final wash with same, and a thorough and prolonged drying. The important bit is making sure it is thoroughly dry, BEFORE applying power.	fred_fish (15241)
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