on 12/10/05 21:47, Zoltan Batiz at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > 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, >
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