On Feb 20, 2012, at 2:41 PM, Lawrence David Eden wrote: > My daughter spilled some water into her Mac laptop. What should she do now > to dry things out? The Mac did not shut-down after the accident, but her > screen went haywire. The Mac is presently turned off....in a keyboard down > position with a fan blowing on it.
Remove the battery, or if it's a non-removable battery style, take the bottom off and unplug the battery. If it was just water, then you're in luck since once it's dried out it should still work. Let it continue drying like that, and then put it in an airtight plastic container or plastic bag with some dessicant like Dririte <http://www.drierite.com/> -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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
