Anybody know anything about computers?

Last night I spilled a glass of water all over my laptop. It seemed to turn itself off a few seconds after it happened. I wiped up all the water and shook as much water as I could out of the laptop, then I turned up the radiator to high to warm up the air and then decided that i would let it dry for a few hours before starting it up. things dry quickly in my room usually, since it is always so warm (about 78f/23c).

So... four hours later, I decide to try the laptop again. It seems like it will work since lights which show the AC adaptor is connected is glowing. So I switch on the power button, and nothing happens. then i see that the light of my alarm clock, which is on the same plug as my laptop, has gone out. the fuse has blown. so i re-set the fuse thing and now my alarm clock works but the laptop definitely doesn't. there are no lights glowing there anymore. it doesn't respond to the power button being pressed. i picked it up this morning to see if there was some kind of button i could press to restart it. there isn't, but a couple of drops of water dripped out of the laptop. it's still wet more than 12 hours on.

so... have i just broken it? did it short-circuit? is there any way to get it working again?

Silver, I'm sorry bout this. Try letting it set for a full day or so. Also, if you can take a screw driver and open the outside panels, this will help it to dry out. I hope your ok and you can continue to find time at the library.

Ry

open the laptop "unpluged" an leave it on its side standing up like a book but not to close to a heat scorce if it was only water then it will be fine

I once went swimming with Windy and forgot my mobile in my pocket. It was totally soaked but after drying it with hair dryer and letting it rest few days, it worked again. Not perfectly but well enough. Eventhough my brother had said that I probably caused a short-circuit when I tried switching the power on when it was still wet Hooray for Nokia's durability ...I of course know nothing about computers but maybe Ryan is right and it just needs a little time.

Ok, thanks for your tips. i'll try opening up the case and see what happens.

mellors, i'm afraid that the water will have damaged the hard disk. i did a quick search earlier and it says it only takes seconds for the hard disk to be damaged... though i did act pretty quickly, i'm not sure if i acted quickly enough. the fact that the laptop's no longer showing any signs of life is a bit disencouraging.

I hope you have a warranty, maybe it will cover it?

If you know anyone savvy with comps, have them help you remove anything removable, cables, CD drives and floppy drives, etc. Nothing internal though!

After you think it's dried, take it to a specialist. I'm sorry about your 'puter!!! *hug*

The only thing that I can think of is to take it to a computer place.

A while back my little bro spilled heinekin all over his laptop and they had to replace the motherboard and the keyboard. that was $500 for that.

Yeah, it will still be under the 12-month warranty. i don't know if it covers spillages, i'll have to look. i do actually know somebody who knows about computers... it gives me a bit of hope that maybe i'll be able to replace any needed parts through him, rather than having to go to an expensive computer shop.

yikes. i hope i don't have to spend anywhere near as much money as that. i'm really hoping that i won't have to spend anything on it, but if i do have to spend money on it, well, it's my own fault for spilling the drink in the first place .

Oh so sorry to hear about the computer! I dropped my cell phone in the pool one time and didn't notice it. After awhile it would work but shut itself off. The computer is much more complicated though. Is that what you use in your room? Do you have a pc also? I hope you're able to get it fixed!

Yep, it's the one I use in my room. I'm using the library computers now. And I hope I can get it fixed too, lol.

Well on a lighter note, how did it go with your aunt?

Well, the day itself went ok. We went swimming and looked in the museum owned by university. it's a really interesting museum, and not 10 minutes' walk from my accommodation. but after my aunt had gone home i realized that i was feeling pretty down, when i was expecting to feel really good. and things have gone downhill from there .

((((silver)))))

I know a lot of times when I'm looking forward to something, I totally crash when it's over. The computer thing sure doesn't help matters either. I hope things improve soon!