Laptop + Water.....

[arizona 10+ year member]

So Sunday I awoke to find my laptop sitting on my desk in a puddle of water. As far as I know it was powered down when the water got spilt but it was plugged into the wall. So I let it dry out for a couple hours and tried to turn it on. It would light up and the fans would start then it would shut off.

Last night I tired turning it on and it actually booted up and let me log on like everything was fine. A couple minutes later it just powered down without doing the whole shutdown thing. So tonight I realized I needed a couple docs off of it so I powered it up and backed them up and a little bit after I finished it did the same thing.

So does anyone have any idea what is wrong with it? Should I just let it dry out for like another week or does it definitely need some form of repair? I'm guessing if something is shot it can't cost too much considering it boots up and works fine for a little while, so it can't be too severe....I hope lol.

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[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

take it apart... atleast it wasn't on like my sisters.. fried her motherboard.. stop turning it on til you take it apart..

 

[geowick07 10+ year member]

How old is the laptop?

If it is still under warranty, take it in to be looked at/repaired.

If it is not under warranty, open it up, and let it air-dry for a couple days. Just like a cell phone, if you open it up and let it dry, chances are it will still work.

But, since it has been powered on, whatever damage has been done may not be reversible, other than repair.

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[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

open it up and dry it out

 

[arizona 10+ year member]

How old is the laptop?
If it is still under warranty, take it in to be looked at/repaired.

If it is not under warranty, open it up, and let it air-dry for a couple days. Just like a cell phone, if you open it up and let it dry, chances are it will still work.

But, since it has been powered on, whatever damage has been done may not be reversible, other than repair.

geo

I got it in January but I don't think the warranty would cover the repairs. That is the only reason I haven't opened it up by myself.

 

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

it won't they don't cover negligence.. aka water damage.. you might have ****ed yourself flipping it on.. take off the back cover and hit it with a hair dryer.. let it sit on a window sill opened up with the bottom up..

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

hair dryer is a bad idea, can losen solder joints

 

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

hair dryer is a bad idea, can losen solder joints

no not that close and cool... just to hit it with air.. blow in one direction

 

[geowick07 10+ year member]

hair dryer is a bad idea, can losen solder joints

x2. Just open it up and let it sit for a couple days. Might get lucky.

geo

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[arizona 10+ year member]

it won't they don't cover negligence.. aka water damage.. you might have ****ed yourself flipping it on.. take off the back cover and hit it with a hair dryer.. let it sit on a window sill opened up with the bottom up..

I don't even know where the water came from lol, but I understand that its not their fault and aka not their responsibility to repair it. I don't want to further **** myself by opening it up. I don't have a problem paying to have it fixed, I am just curious to know if anyone has a clue what the problem could be before I take it to someone.

 

[WOT]

Definetely stupid of you to turn it on without letting it dry first, no matter if you needed anything or not

I dropped 2 cell phones in water (lake/toilet), totally submerged for seconds, didnt turn them on for a few days, worked fine

 

[joeboxer5876 10+ year member]

get your-self a volt meter and open it up. sounds to me like the battery isn't taking a charge.

 

[maddskillzz 10+ year member]

laptop>water

prolly shot...but at least it sounds like you got some parts...prolly gonna need a mobo

 

[arizona 10+ year member]

Im looking around online right now but does anyone know if opening it up will void the warranty?

 

[on1wheel01 10+ year member]

well first call the place u got it from and find out if it's under warranty. Then go from there. Eh..... Not sure on lap tops but most other things yes.