Spilled liquid on a laptop keyboard is a common occurrence. But smart technology can still be saved if you act quickly. What can an ordinary user do in this case?
Liquid entering the notebook will cause serious damage. Flooding the motherboard is fraught with expensive repairs or replacement, which is comparable in cost to the price of a whole PC, so, of course, you should not eat or drink while working or surfing the Internet. But if such a situation does happen, it is worth remembering what any user should do in such a situation.
1. Shut down the operating system as quickly as possible. If you have been working, do not waste time saving files - the work can be repeated, but it is important not to miss the precious seconds in which the liquid gets to the important parts of the PC.
2. Disconnect power to the computer by pulling out the plug and then the battery.
3. Turn the notebook over with the keyboard facing down and place it on a flat surface. You do not need to close the lid.
4. Quickly find paper towels, toilet paper, blotting paper, paper napkins, etc. and blot out the moisture. Try not to rub the liquid on the surface of the PC, so sponges or towels are not the best option.
5. If you know how to disassemble your laptop, then do it. Remove the motherboard, the rest of the devices, blot the moisture with paper towels, lay all the parts on the table so that they dry thoroughly. A good option is to dry the disassembled laptop with a household hairdryer, but even in this case, you should not quickly assemble it. If you do not know how to disassemble - do not experiment, contact the professionals, and as soon as possible.
Attempting to turn on the laptop after flooding (without thoroughly drying it out) can lead to a short circuit, after which repairs are expensive.
remember that clean water or vodka will do less harm to your laptop. And after tea with sugar, coffee, wine, soda, it is much more difficult to restore the laptop to work. The more chemicals are dissolved in your drink, the faster the corrosion process will go!
