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Posted: 7/21/2006 12:30:53 PM EDT

My niece just spilled soda

over my closed laptop. I cleaned it up quick, but it will not start up.

I will try a hairdryer on cool

Posted: 7/21/2006 12:34:13 PM EDT

[#1]

Pop the battery out, clean with distilled water. (Must be distilled.) Assuming nothing shorted when the soda spilled, it should be OK once it dries off.

Posted: 7/21/2006 12:35:34 PM EDT

[#2]

buy new laptop

Posted: 7/21/2006 12:37:18 PM EDT

[#3]

let it dry out b4 trying to boot again. use some rubbing alcohol to get the stickiness off. hope it isn't fried

good luck!!

Posted: 7/21/2006 12:40:17 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
Pop the battery out, clean with distilled water. (Must be distilled.) Assuming nothing shorted when the soda spilled, it should be OK once it dries off.

and thats it, although he missed the part about crossing fingers/sacrificing animals/praying to the heathen gods.

Posted: 7/21/2006 12:41:17 PM EDT

[#5]

I think it's done fer

.

I think something did fry, it happened in the kitchen, I grabbed the paper towels so fast and wiped it up quick. I thought it would be fine. After I wiped it, the first thing I did was opened the battery, it was dry as a bone.

Posted: 7/21/2006 1:00:58 PM EDT

[#6]

Fortunately, you can support the economy by buying another computer.

Posted: 7/21/2006 5:52:03 PM EDT

[#7]

Quick, take off belt!

Greg
"Let Them All Make Their Own Music"