Comments on: I dropped a drink on my keyboard witch then soaked through

By: KC

KC — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:38:22 +0000

thank you so much for your help ^^

By: Laptop Freak

Laptop Freak — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:11:51 +0000

@ KC,

is there a possibility that even after cleaning the motherboard the laptop still wont work?

Yes, it’s possible. It depends on the damage. If you see a lot of corrosion, most likely cleaning will not work.

and is it a really bad thing if the motherboard gets damaged?

It means you’ll have to replace the motherboard and Sony motherboards aver very expensive. Probably it’s better to buy a new laptop.

By: KC

KC — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:05:26 +0000

@Laptop Freak
i’ve read the article in link.
is there a possibility that even after cleaning the motherboard the laptop still wont work? and is it a really bad thing if the motherboard gets damaged?

By: Laptop Freak

Laptop Freak — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:37:23 +0000

@ KC,

i recently and accidentally spilled iced tea on the lower left hand side corner of my sony vaio laptop including the touch pad. it took a while for me to turn it off, then before i could remove the battery the screen turned weird, it was filled with different colors, and then it died. i’ve drained and dried it overnight and it wont turn back on. is it really broken or is there a way to bring it back to life once more?

Sounds like the motherboard was damaged.
Check out this post: http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2011/08/17/fix-laptop-after-liquid-spill/

By: KC

KC — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:27:48 +0000

hi! i recently and accidentally spilled iced tea on the lower left hand side corner of my sony vaio laptop including the touch pad. it took a while for me to turn it off, then before i could remove the battery the screen turned weird, it was filled with different colors, and then it died. i’ve drained and dried it overnight and it wont turn back on. is it really broken or is there a way to bring it back to life once more?

By: Karma

Karma — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 09:29:08 +0000

Hi I recently spilt milk (with sugar) on my Dell Inspiron laptop. It was only a little bit of milk on the mousepad, it started beeping and making static noises and then I turned it off immediately and left it to dry for a week. It works perfectly fine now, BUT my speakers appear to be damaged! Any advice would be great. Thanks

By: Cole

Cole — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:00:52 +0000

A drink was spilled on a Compaq presario V5000. The unit was shut off and after drying it off it we powered up but nothing no drive noise or fan operation. Now it won’t even power up I can get a new moterboartd for around 50 Dollars. is there a way of telling what needs replaced prior to getting a new Motherboard?

By: Zac

Zac — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:31:28 +0000

I somehow ended up with water all over my computer when i woke up…dell inspiron 1521…When I first woke up I tried to start it a few times and it wouldnt start and kept shorting out the charger…I then realized it was soaked and let it dry for about a week beside my woodstove and infront of a fan…I started it up and it worked but the screen is VERY dim…plugged in an external display and the computer works fine(Im using it right now) but the normal screen is really dim…after starting once it work for a bit but then it just faded back to almost complete black…anything i can do to get it going again ? Thanks

By: ann

ann — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:56:33 +0000

Juice was spilled on my laptop keyboard. I cleaned keyboard thoroughly. The \ key is acting as if it is stuck. I replaced the keyboard,the issue persists. When I replaced keyboard I checked what connection I could see and everything look good with no sticky debris. With new keyboard installed the problem still persists. Could it be the motherboard? Should I just take it in to someone? Thanks.

By: Laptop Freak

Laptop Freak — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:48:17 +0000

roly,

Can I try a few things just to be sure that it is truly beyond repair without spending anything?

Disassemble the laptop as much as you can. Leave only three main components: motherboard, CPU and memory. Make sure all three components are properly connected to each other. Turn it on with an external monitor attached. Do you get anything?

my Toshiba Satellite L30 was under one meter of water for about six hours.

Most likely that this unit is beyond economical repair.