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TECH HELP!!!!!!
Posted: May 6th, 2008, 12:55 pm
by one love
ok I just spilled sprite on my laptop and it went into the keys. I dried it best I could with a towel, is there anything else i can do? It just happened and is still working, should I be concerned?/???????
Posted: May 6th, 2008, 1:23 pm
by RamboPreacher
yes. in my opinion you should be concerned. if you got to it and was able to dry it right away and it is powered off, it might not have much affect, other than possibly sticky keys from the sugar. be sure to let it dry for at least 24 hours before powering it back on, though, and maybe longer, depending on how much pop was spilled.
I suggest taking it to a local repair place for cleaning, if possible, or if you are handy with such things - take it apart and try to clean it yourself.
Posted: May 7th, 2008, 9:30 am
by Jeremy Gault
Alternatively, if it is new, you can ship it back for warranty repair...
Posted: May 7th, 2008, 9:39 am
by Pastor Bill
We have this happen all the time on campus. Depending on what brand laptop you have this may or may not be a big deal, Gateway keyboards can hold a couple ounces of liquid before it will spill out onto the motherboard. Dell (which is what we have) are not as good about this, but are better in the newer models than the older ones (which vented heat through the keyboard, so it all went straight to the MOBO) IBM/Lenovo actually have a drain, and you can pour water through the keyboard while it's running (and yes we had to test that out when they gave us a demo to play with!)
If any of it may have gotten farther than the keyboard, you probably should not have it on, but have a tech look it over well and clean it out before turning it back on. If it all stayed in the keyboard, then your biggest problem will be sticky keys (unless of course it was diet, then that shouldn't be a problem without the sugar, it doesn't get sticky)
Posted: May 7th, 2008, 10:20 am
by MacUser
Yep, sounds like a good time to buy a mac with that stimulus check.
Posted: May 7th, 2008, 10:25 am
by Alan
Jeremy Gault wrote:Alternatively, if it is new, you can ship it back for warranty repair...
Most warranties would not cover this, unless you chose a total protection plan.
Posted: May 7th, 2008, 10:32 am
by Jeremy Gault
Alan wrote:Jeremy Gault wrote:Alternatively, if it is new, you can ship it back for warranty repair...
Most warranties would not cover this, unless you chose a total protection plan.
Wellll......... I said it could be shipped back for that, but I didn't say the warranty would cover it.
I know, I'm a stinker.