rb8720 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 My daughter spiller a small amount of water on my wife's laptop that was on and plugged in. When the wife grabbed it I saw the lights go out. No charging light no nothing. I have looks as best I could for damaged components but it's not that easy to find with such small low voltage components. Is there a way to run any test to determine what is fried. I have the equipment and skills to replace any of the surface mount components.Also, would this type of accident typically destroy the processor as well? If I can fix, wondering if I can just by MB or will I likely have to buy both. ThanksRB8720 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phila_delphia Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Hi! I guess in general there is no test that will tell you if ALL is well. After spilling water (or the likes) on a notebook I`d recommend to instantly unplug it and turn it off. If it allready is, do not put it on "just to test if it works" but keep it turned off and put it in the oven on a mild (40 degree) temperature and allow it to dry for some hours (days) according to the ammount of liquid you spilled on it.Anyhow: If - like you stated - the notebook instantly dropped dead after your doughter spilled the water, there is a big chance that the notebook is damaged seriously. Perhaps you can save some parts (RAM) but in general there will be little chance to save only some parts ;-(Good luck!phila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khenglish Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 Laptops are usually fine after spills, even if they do an emergency shut down. If it doesn't work after drying out then clean contacts on the memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishtenos Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 I'm curious, after drying out did it ever power back on? Obviously a best case scenario would be that it's off when the water is spilled on it, but depending I've seen at least a few electronic devices survive an encounter with water (with care). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phila_delphia Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Hi there!Any news in regards to your notebook? Did it turn back on?Best regardsphila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raiseur Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 depends where you spill the liquid. i've had instances where the laptop couldnt boot up but after treatment with a hairdryer it starts up again fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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