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adytumadytum The Inevitable RiseAnd FallRegistered User regular
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  • proXimityproXimity Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Possibly boned. The suggested course of action would be to remove the battery (hah, good luck), and let the whole thing dry in a container with some rice to absorb the water for a few days.

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  • AridholAridhol Daddliest Catch Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    proXimity wrote: »
    Possibly boned. The suggested course of action would be to remove the battery (hah, good luck), and let the whole thing dry in a container with some rice to absorb the water for a few days.

    Best idea. Also it may be that your battery is toast but after a day or so drying I'd plug it in without the battery, just the power cord and see how it is.

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  • mightyjongyomightyjongyo Sour Crrm East Bay, CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Is it still under warranty? That might be the best option before you open it up.

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  • adytumadytum The Inevitable Rise And FallRegistered User regular
    edited August 2011
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  • TechBoyTechBoy Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    In the future, I would remove the battery as soon as possible. Water doesn't damage electronics, you could dunk an unpowered laptop in a bathtub and still have a perfectly fine laptop. What damages electronics is electricity traveling through water to deliver amps and volts that the component can't handle. Hence the term "short-circuit", the electricity is taking a short cut through the circuit, which is usually bad news bears. You definitely want to disconnect all sources of power as soon as possible to minimize the risk.

    I did the same thing to a white MacBook, back in the day when they only came in white/black.

    I knocked a cup of water onto the keyboard. The screen immediately went blank and the fans instantly cut off with a sharp whir. It was a horrible sound, made only worth by the faint smell of burnt electronics wafting into my nostrils.

    I was certain I had fried it, over $1,000 dollars down the drain a mere month after I had purchased it, but I did the only thing I could do. Yank the battery and let it sit to dry.

    A few days later, I finally decided to try it again. I plugged it in and to my amazement it was as if nothing had happened. Everything worked! And still works to this day.

    Hope it turns out as well for you. Let it sit out for a few days, more time to air out can't hurt.

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