So, about 36 hours ago, I spilled about 5 oz of water on my MacBook. The machine immediately turned off. I turned it upside down, removed the battery, wiped up everything I could, etc. About 15 minutes later I put it upside down in a big bag of dry rice.
This morning, I decided to give it a shot. I replaced the battery, plugged in the charger (which did its normal green-to-orange thing), and powered it up. After a longer than usual time, it got to the log-on screen.
I logged on, it took me to my desktop, and things started loading. It gave me a notice that said something along the lines of "The Date is currently set to March 24, 2001. This may cause some programs to operate erratically."
I closed out that window and immediately clicked the date/time area in the upper right corner. It said there the date was "December 31, 2000." About 2 seconds later, the MacBook shut off.
I unplugged it, pulled the battery out, and put it back in the rice. Any idea what the heck is going on here? In other words, am I screwed, or should I try it again in a day or two?
This morning, I decided to give it a shot. I replaced the battery, plugged in the charger (which did its normal green-to-orange thing), and powered it up. After a longer than usual time, it got to the log-on screen.
I logged on, it took me to my desktop, and things started loading. It gave me a notice that said something along the lines of "The Date is currently set to March 24, 2001. This may cause some programs to operate erratically."
I closed out that window and immediately clicked the date/time area in the upper right corner. It said there the date was "December 31, 2000." About 2 seconds later, the MacBook shut off.
I unplugged it, pulled the battery out, and put it back in the rice. Any idea what the heck is going on here? In other words, am I screwed, or should I try it again in a day or two?
