HELP! Spilt water on laptop!!

[gordon86]

Help!

Spilt water on laptop and it's still wet inside 2 days later. I left it to dry and then decided to open it and there's a lot of moisture inside (under keyboard).

Any advice on how to save it?*

[MasterScythus]

gordon86 wrote:
Help!

Spilt water on laptop and it's still wet inside 2 days later. I left it to dry and then decided to open it and there's a lot of moisture inside (under keyboard).

Any advice on how to save it?*

Remove all power to the laptop. Disconnect all cables. Pull up your keyboard. There should be little rectangle notches you can use a very small screwdriver to pry it up. They should go across the top. Get what moisture you can out with q-tips, power towels, etc. When done, lay it down keyboard down on a towel and take your back panel off. You need to inspect the components on the underside. Do the same methods you used to clean the keyboard area out.

[Zka17]

Disconnect all power, take it apart and have a fan blowing on it for 24 hours... - that if it was water... if it was more than water, then you have to wash it first...

[gordon86]

Thanks for the advice, I stupidly tried to switch it on without checking that it was totally dry, hopefully I haven't ruined it! Even over 48 hours later there was still a lot of moisture under the plastic film on top of the motherboard. Not sure how to lift this film up without breaking something.

[UltraNEO_]

Oh ****..

Never turn on electrical devices if they get wet. Better wait a week, remove the battery and air them somewhere warm. Some suggest covering the device in a pile of rice can help.

[gordon86]

Looks like it's ruined *:( took it to a repair place who said the motherboard is damaged

[gordon86]

So does anyone have an idea how much I could get for the chassis and screen (in the UK)? Assuming screen will work as water only went on the keyboard.

I guess there's a chance the CPU is OK but how to test it? I assume it's not as simple as pulling it out and sticking it in another laptop.

[panzlock]

[gordon86]

Haha thanks for your concern panzlock

panzlock wrote: