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PSA: After You Spill Your Tea in Your Laptop...
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 09:29 amFrom Small Dog Electronics' maintenance horror stories archive:
So You Spilled in Your Laptop By Matt Klein
Portable computers go everywhere their owner goes [... snip ...] As I am advising all of you reading to take extreme caution with liquids around your computer, I will also give you a few simple steps to follow should you spill liquid into your computer to attempt to minimize or potentially avoid damage.
Remove All Power Immediately: Hard power down your machine and remove the battery and power cord. If you are working on a project, do not attempt to save it, unless your project is of greater value than the computer itself.
[... snip ...] [I]f you have a portable machine open the display to a 90 degree angle and place it upside down. You are better off having the liquid settle in the keyboard or track pad than the logic board. A keyboard may cost around $85 but a logic board will cost about $800 to replace.
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So You Spilled in Your Laptop By Matt Klein
Portable computers go everywhere their owner goes [... snip ...] As I am advising all of you reading to take extreme caution with liquids around your computer, I will also give you a few simple steps to follow should you spill liquid into your computer to attempt to minimize or potentially avoid damage.
Remove All Power Immediately: Hard power down your machine and remove the battery and power cord. If you are working on a project, do not attempt to save it, unless your project is of greater value than the computer itself.
[... snip ...] [I]f you have a portable machine open the display to a 90 degree angle and place it upside down. You are better off having the liquid settle in the keyboard or track pad than the logic board. A keyboard may cost around $85 but a logic board will cost about $800 to replace.
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