Computer question

[hazliya]

Is there any way to salvage a laptop once it's gotten wet?

Comments

[zrealm.livejournal.com]

Yes - turn it off, take out the battery and give it 48 hours to dry and work from there. If its just water this usually will help.

[notplaid.livejournal.com]

The best chance for recovery is if the laptop was off (preferably with the battery removed) when it got wet. If that's the case then open the lid, pull out the battery, pull out other modules (CD-ROM, floppy, etc.) and generally open it up as much as possible, put it somewhere warm and dry, and give it a couple of days to dry off internally. With any luck, all of the water will have evaporated with little to no damage, and it'll start up normally.

If that doesn't work, then it's time to start replacing stuff, and that gets expensive.

[purple-dj.livejournal.com]

Yep, what they said. Disconnect power, take out batteries, open it up as much as you feel comfortable with, give it a day or more to dry out.

Assuming it was just water and not running right when this happened, you're probably okay.

[seishino.livejournal.com]

Fourthed. Water doesn't (significantly) damage electronics unless it has electrical current present.

The other thing I would mention, though, is that your Hard Drive does breathe through an air-hole. If your laptop was genuinely submerged, extract the HDD separately and point a fan at it for as long as you can (2 days should be best bet).

Since your most important stuff is on the hard drive, I might recommend removing that before you do your first test-startup. If something is unhappy and starts a short, at least you still have your data.

[spiritseeker.livejournal.com]

What they said.