Can anyone help our friends (honestly its not us )last night they have accidently spilled a glass of wine (what a waste) onto their laptop and surprise surprise it doesnt seem to work any more.This morning they were able to switch it on and it appears to power up but nothing after that.Can they dry it out and if so how and if worst comes to worst can they transfer any data from on their hard drive?[sporty]
They may have a problem having left the drink on there overnight, sometimes it's possible to simply rinse out the keyboard lightly with clean water and let it dry out. It depends if the laptop has a membrane beneath the keyboard. It's probable that the stuff has got onto the motherboard which is a major problem. It would require the services of a competent repair shop. The hard drive is sealed so nothing would have got in there, they shouldn't have lost any data. Have they checked their household insurance policy? I would have thought that it covers accidental damage..
Anything other than water needs more than just drying with a hairdryer!
They need to remove and clean the keyboard Stuart. They may need to do this at home, (as Badger says with the help of a competent computer engineer).
It is a difficult one as laptops are more sensitive to this sort of thing. You spill a drink on your keyboard you buy another one but laptops are a different story. It might be worth while seeing if your local pc shop can help. Its not good to take a laptop apart if you do not know what you are doing as you risk more damage.
CDV
Stuart
Any feedback on what the outcome was?
Blott, unfortunately it is not that easy, as in laptops, if water gets in through the keyboard, it usually causes an internal short circuit, which would prevent you from using the computer - full stop!
Nice thought though. Do you want to join the tech support crew??
Nope, whenever you spill liquid on it, the computer automatically locates all of your Florida photographs and deletes them. Sorry!!
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