On Oct 12, 2005, at 3:07 PM, John Slavin wrote:
Hello all:
My niece called me today. Her daughter, a freshman in college spilled
a soda on her keyboard. The tech support people said, of course, that
it was not covered by applecare and will cost several hundred dollars
to replace the motherboard, which they say was fried. I told her to
check her homeowners insurance, but I don't think she has any other
option. Am I missing anything?
John Slavin
The trick to fixing this problem is keeping power of any kind away from
the computer for at least a week while the wet areas dry. If you feel
comfortable or know someone who can open it up to help dry it out, do
so. The computer isn't destroyed. The damage could only be the
keyboard. I've spilled Sprite on my Pismo several times over the
years, and yet here I am, typing this email on it right now. You need
to make sure the soda is removed from any internal components. I've
used water to do this, with the idea that all power must be kept away
from the parts for at least a week. Remember that with soda in
general, the syrup elements in it can be more dangerous to the internal
components than any other liquid. Once everything is dried out, put it
all back together and hope for the best. For what it's worth, I used
this method recently to recover my friend's cell phone, which had a
glass of milk spilled on it. Hope this helps,
Zoltan
The Computer Doctor
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