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clazziquai
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
6685 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-10-15 15:53:14
October 15 2008 08:13 GMT
#1
Basically I was sleeping and my pillow knocked down an open bottle and it spilled.
So...

My laptop got wet from a water spill. However, it didn't come with contact with the keyboard. Will it be okay? Only the bottom part got wet!

My roommate luckily saved it but he doesn't know how long it was there for. My laptop however wasn't wet from the keyboard, otherwise I knew it was over. However, if water made contact with the bottom part of the laptop, could it die? I checked the battery and it was barely wet. If not, wet at all...

omg omg >_> btw i'm on it right now!

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LosingID8
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
CA10829 Posts
October 15 2008 08:29 GMT
#2
if it was just water is is usually ok
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clazziquai
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
6685 Posts
October 15 2008 08:31 GMT
#3
Are you sure?? Because just in case I googled around and people's laptops have stopped functioning. But then again, all of their cases was because the water made contact with keyboard.

ahhhhhhhhh T_T

btw congrats on the Blue Letters!! ^:^
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LosingID8
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
CA10829 Posts
October 15 2008 08:47 GMT
#4
thanks,

and yes, if it didn't actually get inside the laptop and mess up the electronic parts in there it should be ok.
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byChris
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States99 Posts
October 15 2008 09:16 GMT
#5
u might consider turning off immediately and drying everything as best you can, leave it out to air dry for the night. That saved my cell phone after a toilet dunk and about 2 seconds of full immersion.
dang.
BaltA
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Norway849 Posts
October 15 2008 10:02 GMT
#6
The same happened to me. Just leave it for 1-2-3 days without turning it on or pulling any kind of electrik devises in it.

I hope it'll be good :D GL
clazziquai
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
6685 Posts
October 15 2008 10:31 GMT
#7
Well I know for a fact that the water did not make contact with keyboard, therefore nothing should have really gotten inside?

Because if this was my desk

[ laptop mousepad water bottle ] [Bed]

The mousepad was wet, so I can conclude nothing on the keyboard got wet unless the water like magically jumped.

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indecision
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Germany818 Posts
October 15 2008 11:47 GMT
#8
if a laptop gets wet from water only, it should be fine if you dry it for a long time before turning it on.
chiflutz
Profile Joined June 2006
Romania1025 Posts
October 15 2008 11:48 GMT
#9
You're... on it right now. Isn't that pretty much self-explanatory ?
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clazziquai
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
6685 Posts
October 15 2008 12:07 GMT
#10
On October 15 2008 20:48 chiflutz wrote:
You're... on it right now. Isn't that pretty much self-explanatory ?


Well yeah, but laptops could be working now, BUT they could die later on. That's why I'm asking if whether or not I should take any initiative or precautions.
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Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
October 15 2008 15:19 GMT
#11
On October 15 2008 20:48 chiflutz wrote:
You're... on it right now. Isn't that pretty much self-explanatory ?

If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
clazziquai
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
6685 Posts
October 15 2008 15:30 GMT
#12
On October 15 2008 21:07 clazziquai wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 15 2008 20:48 chiflutz wrote:
You're... on it right now. Isn't that pretty much self-explanatory ?


Well yeah, but laptops could be working now, BUT they could die later on. That's why I'm asking if whether or not I should take any initiative or precautions.

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Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-10-15 15:59:31
October 15 2008 15:44 GMT
#13
It's never a bad idea to do backups to take precautions, but really what else are you going to do? You can't open it up a laptop and let it air out. The best you can do is leave it off but really it seems like you're in the clear.
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clazziquai
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
6685 Posts
October 15 2008 15:49 GMT
#14
On October 16 2008 00:44 Jibba wrote:
It's never a bad idea to do backups to take precautions, but really what else are you going to do? You can't open it up a laptop and let it air out. The best you can do is leave it off BUT keep it plugged in to charge. You could do that overnight, but really it seems like you're in the clear.


I too think that I'm okay..but I'm going to keep it off whenever I don't really need it for the next three days I guess.

But why should I keep it plugged in?
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Jibba
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States22883 Posts
October 15 2008 15:59 GMT
#15
Actually that was a really shitty thing to say. 5 hours of sleep, I'm editing that. >>

If your laptop is already fucked up by a spill, you let it sit on its own for a few days and then you try it. If the entire thing actually gets fried (and you can't return it), you can let it sit with its charger for like weeks/months to help evaporate the last invisible bits of liquid and you might be able to bring it back to life.
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eshlow
Profile Joined June 2008
United States5210 Posts
October 15 2008 16:07 GMT
#16
Yeah, like people have said, LET IT DRY TOTALLY before you attempt to turn it on. This means letting it sit for multiple days (preferably in front of a fan or something).

Basically, if you turn it on while its still wet, it may short circuit OR what happens with keyboards is that the circuitry starts "eroding" and crossing over. This happened to one of my desktop computers and I actually look apart the keyboard and all of the stuff was crossed over and pressing like the "c" button on my computer also made it hit the ctrl and windows button and other stuff like that. Not fun.
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clazziquai
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
6685 Posts
October 15 2008 16:11 GMT
#17
How many days would you say is plenty?
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jello_biafra
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United Kingdom6641 Posts
October 15 2008 16:17 GMT
#18
If you're still typing on it then it will probably be fine.
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clazziquai
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
6685 Posts
October 15 2008 16:29 GMT
#19
Well as I said the thing is I didn't spill any water (not even like 0.1 oz) on the keyboard!
only the bottom part ^^; of the laptop, which my question is: does that affect anything?

since i knwo that if water goes in the keyboard, there are all the important parts underneath..so...=P
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GHOSTCLAW
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States17042 Posts
October 15 2008 16:29 GMT
#20
Water on the bottom should be just fine, the plastic shell should take care of it.
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