On Mar 26, 2010, at 9:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Sorry I want to add that this is my son's laptop and he's calling me from > school. > He has taken it apart and dried what he could. Now I must drive to a > neighboring city to help him or take it to a tech. > Roman >
The blue line is evidence that the liquid spill has short-circuited video circuitry. He's lucky that he didn't fry the machine by turning it on or keeping it on after the spill. He was right to disassemble it and dry it out. But that doesn't mean it's safe to use as liquid could be hiding under the video chip, causing corrosion and further damage for days. The only thing you can do is to literally soak and wash the board in isopropyl alcohol with as high an alcohol content as you can find, keeping in mind that water is the other liquid in the bottle. Swish the board around to get as much stuff under chips out as you can. Then change the isopropyl and do it again. Then dry it off and put the board in the sun, a warm oven or other safe but moisture-evaporating place. One of those food-warming trays restaurants use would be perfect. Do the same thing for any connectors or wiring that were spilled on. Let everything dry for at least a day if a heat source is used, longer if it's just air-dried at ambient temps. Then reassemble, turn on and keep your fingers crossed. -- Jim Scott -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
