As a last resort try burying it in dry rice for few a few days to absorb moisture if it is still wet. I've read that sometimes works for other electronics. If too much damage is done tho it won't help.
Ken, from my iPhone On 2011-12-28, at 18:54, Laura Webb <el...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > Good morning all > > My son has a 17" MacBook Pro, purchased from Daniel in November last year. > > MBPro 17" 2.53GHzi5/4GB/500GB/SD > Upgraded to 500GB 7200rpm Drive. > Upgraded to 8GB RAM > > Yesterday at start up there was no screen. Peter phoned Apple (he has > Applecare) and they arranged for an appointment yesterday afternoon at the > Genius Bar in the Perth store. The sad news is that there is water damage, > obviously not something covered by Applecare. > > How the water got into the computer is a complete mystery but that now > becomes irrelevant. > > Peter is distraught. His MacBook Pro is part of his life. Apart from normal > usage he uses it to create his own music. > > The diagnosis from the Genius Bar is that the logic boarded has shorted out. > The hard drive is apparently OK so that data recovery should be possible. > Apple will not even consider a repair and advised contacting NextByte. Peter > did this but they want money before even looking, even though there is > already the Apple report. > > I suggested Peter contact MacWorx in Joondalup but they are not answering. No > doubt they are enjoying a well earned break at this time of the year. > > Is it ever possible to obtain a second hand logic board? Is there a > recommendation as to where to go for Data Recovery? Is it a lost cause? > > Any advice would be so much appreciated. > > Best wishes to all > Laura > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
