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Spilled water on my Lenovo Yoga's keyboard.
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LaserBuddha
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Water won't damage your computer as long as its just water, no sugar or anything, and it is able to evaporate. You could dunk your mobo in a pool and let it dry and it will be fine.
Leave it in some rice and don't turn it on.
Leave it in some rice and don't turn it on.
LaserBuddha
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There are some connections getting shorted right now that are causing the errant commands (I don't really know what I'm talking about there). Turn it off. Pop off the keys before you put it in rice.
Next time buy their accidental warrantly.
http://www.lenovo.com/services_warranty/US/en/accidental-damage-protection.html
http://www.lenovo.com/services_warranty/US/en/accidental-damage-protection.html
triplestation
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let it dry out
when its dry turn it on
if it doesn't turn on then it is dead
hope this helps
when its dry turn it on
if it doesn't turn on then it is dead
hope this helps
Mashin Haters
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well.....if the laptop was on while he spilled it yea the mobo can get ruined if the laptop wasnt i would covering the laptop in rice and let the water evaporate and then turn the laptop on
I've had success with several devices using this method. If it doesn't turn on after drying out, pour distilled water over it and then put it in a bag full of rice to dry out. Usually it's the impurities left behind by water that continues to cause a device to not work. Distilled water has very few of these impurities and can be used to wash them away.
I've also heard pure alcohol can be used to do the same thing, but I haven't actually tried using it.
Garrett 2U
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Depends how much water.
I did the exact same thing to my MacBook Pro 2 weeks ago. It died.
I let it dry out for a while, tried turning it on, nothin.
Brought it to Apple Store, logic board and HDD damaged.
Best of luck
I did the exact same thing to my MacBook Pro 2 weeks ago. It died.
I let it dry out for a while, tried turning it on, nothin.
Brought it to Apple Store, logic board and HDD damaged.
Best of luck
You may be screwed if there is a short circuit.
Best course of action: don't do anything to it. wait for it to dry completely (maybe a day or 2 in rice) and see if it works again.
Modern laptops have a little fabric strip under the keyboard which changes colour to indicate contact with liquid. You can't hide water damage from the warranty peeps.
sixteen-bit
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as suggested, put it in a bag of rice
I thought the same, but like a week ago I spilled like a quarter of a glass of clean water onto my laptop keyboard and since then, select keys (like 1-0, but not QWERTY) are totally dead. Turned it off and let it dry for about 48 hours but keys are flat out dead. Can I fix that?
Jesus Christ dude have some patience and let it dry already.
There's plenty of ions in normal water to create a short circuit. If it was distilled, he would be safe.
Fatal Futanari
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LOL at the OP that keeps turning on his laptop after everyone keeps telling him to leave it off xD
Yea, just leave it alone for a day or so in rice. I spilled water on my M17x R2 and just left it alone in rice for a day or so and it was fine.
Yea, just leave it alone for a day or so in rice. I spilled water on my M17x R2 and just left it alone in rice for a day or so and it was fine.
freenudemacusers
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yeah leave it off. I killed my mbp's trackpad a week ago with water due to being impatient about drying. derp.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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Yeah, I sort of feel like we're being trolled. LIke every post says to let it dry so he continues to constantly turn it on and see if it works. I'm confused.
I literally only turned it on once after the water spilled.
I think I got really lucky with my laptop, spilled a bunch of diet pepsi on it and panicked, turned it upside down hoping to prevent it from going into the components while with the other hand trying to wipe things off with a nearby sock. All the while it was on and plugged in, and as I was playing a game my GPU was running with the fan going.
After I managed to shut it off upside down and clean it to the best of my ability, I went back to using it maybe 1 hour later, and with no problems. ~6months later and still no issues I could trace back to that accident.
And that is why when it comes to laptops in the future, it'll be hard to give anyone but ASUS my money again
After I managed to shut it off upside down and clean it to the best of my ability, I went back to using it maybe 1 hour later, and with no problems. ~6months later and still no issues I could trace back to that accident.
And that is why when it comes to laptops in the future, it'll be hard to give anyone but ASUS my money again
It would have to be distilled water for it to have nothing but water molecules, tap water will have ions that can carry charge.
So after a few days of not turning it on and buying a keyboard replacement, I tried replacing it and it's still not working. Only the RFTG keys work and the rest don't on the replacement keyboard. Once again, the PC works fine, and it's just the keyboard that's fucking up. What else could it be?
cheststrongwell
my cake, fuck off
Turn it on and off over and over. That should dry it out. Thank me later.
Edit: I have the lateness disease.
Edit: I have the lateness disease.
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