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[Closed] Just poured wine all over my laptop, now what?

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Quite a big splosh all over the keyboard and speaker holes.

I've turned it off, obviously. Anything else I should do, or just let it dry out and hope for the best?


 
Posted : 13/02/2010 6:20 pm
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Take the battery off it & leave it somewhere warm for a few days


 
Posted : 13/02/2010 6:21 pm
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http://www.grynx.com/projects/wine-in-laptop/


 
Posted : 13/02/2010 6:22 pm
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Open another bottle.


 
Posted : 13/02/2010 6:23 pm
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Get yourself another glass with a handle.


 
Posted : 13/02/2010 6:24 pm
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I washed a camera a couple of month back put it in a dry spot, 2 weeks later didn't work 6 weeks later it did!


 
Posted : 13/02/2010 6:25 pm
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Put it in a box surrounded with rice to draw the moisture out.

No honestly it really does work, also a good way of sorting lights out if you drop it in the washing up bowl in the middle of the night 😳


 
Posted : 13/02/2010 6:28 pm
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Call your insurance company???


 
Posted : 13/02/2010 6:30 pm
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take out the battery, fill a plastic bag with rice, put laptop into said bag, tie up and place in a warm place for two days. dont be tempted to turn it on in that time... time is your friend!


 
Posted : 13/02/2010 6:31 pm
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Suck it?


 
Posted : 13/02/2010 6:31 pm
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hold it over a bowl for 10mins
drink wine from bowl
bin laptop
drink more wine
s'all good init
more wine
woslaptop
wine
tekyallonbastids
wine
luvyoooo
wine
zzzzzzzzz


 
Posted : 13/02/2010 7:06 pm
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stick an umbrella in the cd tray and invite your friends around?


 
Posted : 13/02/2010 7:27 pm
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Cheese in the dvd drive? Goes nicely with a drop of red, so I hear.


 
Posted : 13/02/2010 7:27 pm
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I soaked my brand new laptop in Lemsip few weeks ago. Good news is M&S replaced it, no bother.


 
Posted : 13/02/2010 7:30 pm
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Pour out what you can back into your glass. If it's white you may need to put it back in the fridge for a while.


 
Posted : 13/02/2010 7:32 pm
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if it was white wine, pour a glass of red over it

if red - pour over white

it'll be like it never happened after that


 
Posted : 13/02/2010 7:35 pm
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Keep the battery out and pour de-ionised water through it. Wine is acidic, you don't want it staying inside. Most laptops have drainage channels inside to help protect sensitive components anyway.

Pack it in a sealed container with either rice (good) or packets of silica gel (better). Leave it in a warm place for several days. If you're fairly capable with computers, take out the hard disk and place it in a separate container to dry, and remove any easily accessible covers (memory etc) to improve airflow through it.

I once spilled tea all over my Macbook, it was fine afterwards except the keyboard was backlit in brown instead of white. Fortunately, Apple had to replace it for a completely unrelated reason so I got away with it. 🙂


 
Posted : 13/02/2010 7:40 pm
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Well, if you remember the 80’s film ‘Electric Dreams’ your laptop will now develop a personality and try and take over your life. 😀


 
Posted : 13/02/2010 7:41 pm
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Khani.....

Lol. Pure Class.

More please

Dorset Knob OP: Must try harder not to waste highly taxed luxury items. Hope the computer is ok


 
Posted : 13/02/2010 9:19 pm
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Was it red? If so pour white wine over it


 
Posted : 13/02/2010 9:33 pm
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Leave the lid open 180 degrees and face down, so any liquid can drip back out of the keyboard.

I spilt tea over my Dell laptop, keyboard never fully recovered with some keys not working, some sticking etc. Found a new replacement keyboard on ebay for about £20, just had to prise off a panel under the screen, two screws, unplug keyboard and put it all back together. 10 minutes tops.


 
Posted : 13/02/2010 9:38 pm

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