Water on the Laptop
Andaluciae
22-03-2007, 01:49
So...I...uh...just dumped a whole bunch of water on my laptop (about an hour and a half ago). I think I've got it all dried out and working semi-properly (as I am clearly posting this). Should I look out for anything?
Philosopy
22-03-2007, 01:50
Fire.
Rubiconic Crossings
22-03-2007, 01:51
Fire.
Shocking!
The Nazz
22-03-2007, 01:52
So...I...uh...just dumped a whole bunch of water on my laptop (about an hour and a half ago). I think I've got it all dried out and working semi-properly (as I am clearly posting this). Should I look out for anything?
If it's just water, you might be okay. Be glad it wasn't soda or booze.
Myrmidonisia
22-03-2007, 01:55
It appears, if you're using the laptop, that all is well. I might be inclined to take a hair dryer and blow it dry.
Andaluciae
22-03-2007, 02:00
If it's just water, you might be okay. Be glad it wasn't soda or booze.
Good, I learned my lesson about computing and booze a long time ago.
The Nazz
22-03-2007, 02:02
It appears, if you're using the laptop, that all is well. I might be inclined to take a hair dryer and blow it dry.Good advice as well. My (limited) experience with computers and liquids is that it's not the liquid that bothers the computer so much (assuming it doesn't spark immediately) as it is the gunk in the liquid that does bad things to the electronic connections.
Myrmidonisia
22-03-2007, 02:04
Good advice as well. My (limited) experience with computers and liquids is that it's not the liquid that bothers the computer so much (assuming it doesn't spark immediately) as it is the gunk in the liquid that does bad things to the electronic connections.
I spilled a cup of coffee on a Sun Sparc-10 keyboard way back when. It zapped it instantly. Boy were those things expensive to replace.
Whereyouthinkyougoing
22-03-2007, 02:06
So...I...uh...just dumped a whole bunch of water on my laptop (about an hour and a half ago). I think I've got it all dried out and working semi-properly (as I am clearly posting this). Should I look out for anything?
Seeing how my TV survived the whole bunch of water I spilled on (and hence into) it a few weeks ago, I say go with letting it dry out real good. Longer than an hour and a half, though, i.e. if you don't have anything urgent to do on it today (NSG doesn't count) then let it sit and dry and do *gasp* soemthing off the computer for a change. ;)
The Nazz
22-03-2007, 02:06
I spilled a cup of coffee on a Sun Sparc-10 keyboard way back when. It zapped it instantly. Boy were those things expensive to replace.
For me, it was only a standard PS/2 keyboard, and it was white wine, but thirty bucks meant a lot back then.
I spilled a cup of coffee on a Sun Sparc-10 keyboard way back when. It zapped it instantly. Boy were those things expensive to replace.
You bastard! Those are supposed to be nice keyboards.
UpwardThrust
22-03-2007, 04:36
So...I...uh...just dumped a whole bunch of water on my laptop (about an hour and a half ago). I think I've got it all dried out and working semi-properly (as I am clearly posting this). Should I look out for anything?
Leave it longer
A lot longer
Shut it off and give it a day at least
Lacadaemon
22-03-2007, 04:45
Close it.
Let it dry off.
Leave it off for a while, maybe a couple days just to be on the safe side.
Of course, it could always be worse: you could spill alcohol, coffee, or McDonald's Chicken McNugget Buffalo sauce on it, all of which happened to a friend of mine (alcohol), another friend (coffee), and me (Buffalo sauce).
UpwardThrust
22-03-2007, 05:27
Leave it off for a while, maybe a couple days just to be on the safe side.
Of course, it could always be worse: you could spill alcohol, coffee, or McDonald's Chicken McNugget Buffalo sauce on it, all of which happened to a friend of mine (alcohol), another friend (coffee), and me (Buffalo sauce).
My staff see it all the time
1 day is the MINIMUM for a laptop usually recommend a few like you said
Oh and pull the bat