Spilled juice on laptop. Laptop died. Now what? |
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 Jul 17 2008, 11:16 AM
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 Little Reb Sunshine  Group: Members Posts: 13,120 Joined: 16-September 05 From: Washington, DC Member No.: 1,838  |
Erm so last night I spilled a tiny bit of juice on my laptop. Next thing I know, it froze, and then just died. It is off, and does not respond to the power button. 100% dead.
 What am I supposed to do with that? Can I take the hard drive out? Will it fit into any other laptop? (I.e. can I take it out of the dead Dell, and put it into an IBM to retrieve the data?) Do I need to buy a new motherboard? Crazy. -------------------- Kabel et ha-emet mi-mi she-omro.
"All is by the hand of Heaven, except colds and fevers" -Ketubot 30a. Why won't my wife let me pee against the fence when we have company for a barbecue? -melech ~My Blog~ |
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Jul 17 2008, 11:22 AM
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 Disgustingly Insensitive Group: Members Posts: 16,980 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Occupied Palestine Member No.: 407 |
It's impossible to tell....
It could be something small or you could have fried the whole thing. In general it's not worth it to replace the motherboard on a laptop, but it may not be that bad...... The drives SHOULD be compatible, but nowadays they have switched to SATA drives instead of IDE so if it is old it may not work in a new laptop... I would suggest getting a cheap USB enclosure or the standalone cable, and backing up that way....... -------------------- [/flirting]
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Jul 17 2008, 11:27 AM
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Little Reb Sunshine Group: Members Posts: 13,120 Joined: 16-September 05 From: Washington, DC Member No.: 1,838 |
Thanks..!
QUOTE (Kalashnikover_Rebbe @ Jul 17 2008, 12:22 PM)  I would suggest getting a cheap USB enclosure or the standalone cable, and backing up that way....... What does that mean? Remove the HD from the laptop and stick it into this USB enclosure, and connect it to another computer via USB? Will the HD fit into any of these enclosures? What is a standalone cable? -------------------- Kabel et ha-emet mi-mi she-omro.
"All is by the hand of Heaven, except colds and fevers" -Ketubot 30a. Why won't my wife let me pee against the fence when we have company for a barbecue? -melech ~My Blog~ |
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Jul 17 2008, 11:36 AM
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 Orthodox Ethiopian Hebrew Group: Members Posts: 3,445 Joined: 12-August 06 From: Bilad el-Sudan Member No.: 3,228 |
Do it the easy way: take out the hard drive and take it to a place like Micro Center and have an employee show you what cable and/or external enclosure to use.
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Jul 17 2008, 11:36 AM
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Disgustingly Insensitive Group: Members Posts: 16,980 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Occupied Palestine Member No.: 407 |
QUOTE (Moshi @ Jul 17 2008, 07:27 PM) What does that mean? Remove the HD from the laptop and stick it into this USB enclosure, and connect it to another computer via USB? Will the HD fit into any of these enclosures? What is a standalone cable? Yes it should fit into any 2.5" Enclosure (just make sure it is is correct for the particular HD either IDE or SATA). The cables are the enclosure without the "enclosure" and allow you to plug in the bare drive, but is obviously not a long term solution. But I would get the laptop checked out, it might not be as bad as it seems...... -------------------- [/flirting]
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Jul 17 2008, 11:37 AM
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 Phat Girlz Group: Members Posts: 5,431 Joined: 5-July 05 Member No.: 1,637 |
This happened to me once (though I don't remember if it died completely). I shook out the computer and blow dried where the spill was and it was fine after it dried. If it happened last night though it may have nothing to do with being wet.
-------------------- "Underworld Plaza...Lingerie Shop...I love the names of these chassidish underwear stores. Why can't they just call it Fancy Panties?!" ~Bitter
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Jul 17 2008, 11:46 AM
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 Knows she doesn't know Group: Members Posts: 5,088 Joined: 19-July 04 Member No.: 583 |
I have read more than once about a home remedy that works, funnily enough.
You take the laptop and put it in a bag of rice. It pulls out the moisture. Someone wrote that she read this tidbit and decided to try it for her camera that was plunked into a lake. It started working again. Worth a shot. -------------------- Proud member of the "I don't always wait until I finish reading the thread to respond" club. ~~~~~~~~~~ As for me, I would rather be able to love things I cannot have, than to have things I'm not able to love. .~Merrit Malloy IMPVHO |
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Jul 17 2008, 11:49 AM
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Little Reb Sunshine Group: Members Posts: 13,120 Joined: 16-September 05 From: Washington, DC Member No.: 1,838 |
QUOTE (TheDuncePolice @ Jul 17 2008, 12:46 PM) I have read more than once about a home remedy that works, funnily enough. You take the laptop and put it in a bag of rice. It pulls out the moisture. Someone wrote that she read this tidbit and decided to try it for her camera that was plunked into a lake. It started working again. Worth a shot. interesting. . .  Well I tried bringing the vacuum cleaner and sucking out the moisture, and that was a dumb move, because I ended up sucking out one of the keys from the keyboard. d'oh. -------------------- Kabel et ha-emet mi-mi she-omro.
"All is by the hand of Heaven, except colds and fevers" -Ketubot 30a. Why won't my wife let me pee against the fence when we have company for a barbecue? -melech ~My Blog~ |
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Jul 17 2008, 11:51 AM
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 CHALLAH HU AKBAR Group: Members Posts: 3,601 Joined: 2-August 05 From: brooklyn, ny Member No.: 1,702 |
QUOTE (Moshi @ Jul 17 2008, 12:49 PM) Well I tried bringing the vacuum cleaner and sucking out the moisture, and that was a dumb move, because I ended up sucking out one of the keys from the keyboard. d'oh. Sorry, but that's totally  Leave it powered down and see if it will work tomorrow when dried out. Next time, as soon as any liquid is spilled, turn the laptop upside down to drain it and power it down until it's completely dry inside.
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Jul 17 2008, 11:53 AM
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Phat Girlz Group: Members Posts: 5,431 Joined: 5-July 05 Member No.: 1,637 |
I guess you all have me on block because the blowdryer idea is a real good one. It gets rid of the moisture the fastest and you can have it back up and running right away.
-------------------- "Underworld Plaza...Lingerie Shop...I love the names of these chassidish underwear stores. Why can't they just call it Fancy Panties?!" ~Bitter
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Jul 17 2008, 11:54 AM
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Little Reb Sunshine Group: Members Posts: 13,120 Joined: 16-September 05 From: Washington, DC Member No.: 1,838 |
QUOTE (Cassandra @ Jul 17 2008, 12:53 PM) I guess you all have me on block because the blowdryer idea is a real good one. It gets rid of the moisture the fastest and you can have it back up and running right away. Yea.. But I don't own a blowdrier... -------------------- Kabel et ha-emet mi-mi she-omro.
"All is by the hand of Heaven, except colds and fevers" -Ketubot 30a. Why won't my wife let me pee against the fence when we have company for a barbecue? -melech ~My Blog~ |
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Jul 17 2008, 11:56 AM
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 Rebbe  Group: Members Posts: 1,808 Joined: 21-June 06 From: Southern boy trapped in NYC Member No.: 2,898 |
QUOTE (TheDuncePolice @ Jul 17 2008, 12:46 PM) You take the laptop and put it in a bag of rice. Worked wonders for Elana's phone. |
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Jul 17 2008, 12:14 PM
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 Make Aliyah! Group: Members Posts: 7,569 Joined: 2-September 04 From: Back HOME! W00t! Member No.: 660 |
Do NOT use a blow dryer!!!
Are you crazy!!! The last thing the CPU needs is heat. A fan you could use. What you should have done is turned it off (pulled out the battery) and turned the laptop upside down immediately and let it sit like that for 24 hours. Anyway at this point you could open it up and take the parts out so they can air dry. I suspect something got short circuited since you didn't cut the power right away. -------------------- There are a number of ideas that literally form the backbone of Judaism. Without knowledge of these ideas, it is virtually impossible to know how Judaism came to be as it is today, or how it functions. Unfortunately, however, the more important the idea, the less the average person knows about it. - Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan, Handbook of Jewish Thought
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Jul 17 2008, 12:16 PM
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Little Reb Sunshine Group: Members Posts: 13,120 Joined: 16-September 05 From: Washington, DC Member No.: 1,838 |
QUOTE (Pinchas @ Jul 17 2008, 01:14 PM) Do NOT use a blow dryer!!! Are you crazy!!! The last thing the CPU needs is heat. A fan you could use. What you should have done is turned it off (pulled out the battery) and turned the laptop upside down immediately and let it sit like that for 24 hours. Anyway at this point you could open it up and take the parts out so they can air dry. I suspect something got short circuited since you didn't cut the power right away. indeed. i did not cut the power before i flipped the laptop.  stupid is as stupid does. -------------------- Kabel et ha-emet mi-mi she-omro.
"All is by the hand of Heaven, except colds and fevers" -Ketubot 30a. Why won't my wife let me pee against the fence when we have company for a barbecue? -melech ~My Blog~ |
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Jul 17 2008, 12:27 PM
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Make Aliyah! Group: Members Posts: 7,569 Joined: 2-September 04 From: Back HOME! W00t! Member No.: 660 |
And knowing is half the battle!
-------------------- There are a number of ideas that literally form the backbone of Judaism. Without knowledge of these ideas, it is virtually impossible to know how Judaism came to be as it is today, or how it functions. Unfortunately, however, the more important the idea, the less the average person knows about it. - Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan, Handbook of Jewish Thought
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Jul 17 2008, 12:33 PM
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Phat Girlz Group: Members Posts: 5,431 Joined: 5-July 05 Member No.: 1,637 |
QUOTE (Pinchas @ Jul 17 2008, 01:14 PM) Do NOT use a blow dryer!!! Are you crazy!!! The last thing the CPU needs is heat. There is a cold setting on most blow dryers. -------------------- "Underworld Plaza...Lingerie Shop...I love the names of these chassidish underwear stores. Why can't they just call it Fancy Panties?!" ~Bitter
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