I came home today to find a drip coming from the ceiling directly over my laptop. It was on when I had left, but when I came back it was off.
The top of the laptop was almost completely dry, but when I picked it up the entire bottom was covered in water. I took out the battery, dried it off, and now it won't turn on. Any chance it's still salvageable? If so, what could I do to revive it?
So is it only the battery that is dead?
I don't think so. I tried taking out the battery, plugging the laptop in, and trying to start it but it doesn't respond.
This might sound unorthodox, but i remember dropping my cell phone into a pond, i grabbed it out disassembled it and put it in rice. I don't know if you want to take apart your whole laptop or take out just the battery. But buying a bag of rice sure as hell beats paying for a replacement
[QUOTE=Sir Spicy Buns;30981471]This might sound unorthodox, but i remember dropping my cell phone into a pond, i grabbed it out disassembled it and put it in rice. I don't know if you want to take apart your whole laptop or take out just the battery. But buying a bag of rice sure as hell beats paying for a replacement[/QUOTE]
Yes, this works because the dry rice absorbs the water.
If the laptop shorted out while it was running, there's a very high chance something on the motherboard (probably a power MOSFET) exploded, rendering the laptop bricked. The only way to find out would be to completely disassemble the laptop (which you would have to do regardless to dry it out properly.)
Look very carefully on the laptop motherboard (use a magnifying glass if you have to) to find burn marks or exploded ICs. If you can still make out the P/N on the chip, you can likely get a replacement, though SMD soldering is a pain in the arse, and buying a replacement motherboard off Ebay would be a better alternative.
Not even worth it, really. It's old and I was planning on replacing it soon. I just need to get my files off of its hard drive now.
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