> -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Frye > Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 4:26 PM > To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list > Subject: Re: [TriLUG] [OT] I killed my laptop ... > > > On Tue, 28 Mar 2006, Lisa Boyd wrote: > > > This morning I spilled Coke on the corner of my laptop > (IBM Thinkpad > > > T43). Do any of you know/recommend a place to get it > repaired? Or is > > > it really toast? > > > On 3/29/06, Joseph Mack NA3T <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > there's very little in modern electronics that will have a > > problem with (distilled) water or being dunked in Coke, if > > it's turned off. Everthing is encapsulated in plastic > > coating of some sort or other. > > Normally, I would agree with this statement, but my experience with > new-ish Thinkpads tells me differently. In my case, my T42 came into > intimate contact with ginger ale while en route to Dallas. Within 30 > seconds, the screen flickered and the unit shut down...permanently. >
I'd have to agree, though mine took a little while. Spilled some coffee on the keyboard of a Dell, thought I dodged the bullet, but then a couple hours later the hard drive died... Don't ask if I used that time to do a backup. :( marc -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
