Couldn't alcohol be used to clean rather than water? -Jeremy
On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 11:06 PM, Mike Kershaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 08:43:08PM -0400, andy wrote: > > Is there a such a thing as a computer bath? A buddy of mine asked if > > there's any way to revive his daughter's laptop that had a glass of > > orange juice spilled right on it. > > If the system didn't instantly fry itself, then maybe - depends what the > symptoms are. You can usually remove the keyboard from a laptop easily, > so that would be your first step. See if you can tell if the liquid > made it inside the laptop. If you don't see any signs of it, you can > usually pop the keys off the keyboard with a knife tip if you're gentle > - expect a little plastic see-saw type thing under them. Carefully pop > the keys off and clean under them with a damp cloth, let it dry, put the > keys back on. > > If you DO see damage inside the system, you can try cleaning w/ a damp > cloth and see if it's recoverable, again let it dry thoroughly. > > I've seen laptops die from less, and survive worse - it's sort of a crap > shoot. Some, like Lenovo, actually have drain holes and gutters to keep > liquid away from important bits. > > -m > > -- > Mike Kershaw/Dragorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > GPG Fingerprint: 3546 89DF 3C9D ED80 3381 A661 D7B2 8822 738B BDB1 > > TRANSLATE(:SITE,'pLA','Place','.') > returns the value 'pivAviskA LAk. pLA..'. > -- IBM Db2 Server SQL Reference SC09-2404-00 pp. 138 > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > Sep 3 - Porkchop - The Areas of My Expertise > Oct 1 - Ubikeys > Oct 4 - Linux Fest > Nov 5 - Releasing Open Source Software > Dec 3 - TBD > > > _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Sep 3 - Porkchop - The Areas of My Expertise Oct 1 - Ubikeys Oct 4 - Linux Fest Nov 5 - Releasing Open Source Software Dec 3 - TBD
