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The Official "I spilled liquid in my MacBook, what do I do now?" Thread
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<blockquote data-quote="Phototrekker" data-source="post: 1484974" data-attributes="member: 289269"><p><strong>Water damage</strong></p><p></p><p>Well, i've read about all i can about water damaged Macbook Pro's and I've learned at least that every situation is different. My situation is similar to most, water spilled on the mac. My son dabbed it dry and it was used again shortly after the spill, it worked fine for about an hour then shut down completely. Being a Mr. fixit i have been reading up and researching what to do. Obviously the proper steps were not taken from the begining so I don't need a lecture on the proper procedure, what I would like is some help sorting out what is damaged and how to fix it if possible. </p><p>We left the Mac to dry for 2 weeks while we were on holidays. I tried to boot it up but nothing. I openened it up and looked for any water or corrosion, nothing. I removed the battery connector and reconnected it. It will start booting up after this, but will get to the point of a status bar about 1/8th and then shuts down. I have removed the HDD and it will boot up to the point of the ? on the screen. The water indicators I can see are all still white and it looks clean and no signs of damage. I will let it dry out more and cross my fingers but if anyone can offer any further ideas that would be appreciated.</p><p>BTW- can anyone tell me why the battery is "not to be removed" from this model? The track pad was cracked previously and obviously the battery needs to be removed to replace it right?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Phototrekker, post: 1484974, member: 289269"] [b]Water damage[/b] Well, i've read about all i can about water damaged Macbook Pro's and I've learned at least that every situation is different. My situation is similar to most, water spilled on the mac. My son dabbed it dry and it was used again shortly after the spill, it worked fine for about an hour then shut down completely. Being a Mr. fixit i have been reading up and researching what to do. Obviously the proper steps were not taken from the begining so I don't need a lecture on the proper procedure, what I would like is some help sorting out what is damaged and how to fix it if possible. We left the Mac to dry for 2 weeks while we were on holidays. I tried to boot it up but nothing. I openened it up and looked for any water or corrosion, nothing. I removed the battery connector and reconnected it. It will start booting up after this, but will get to the point of a status bar about 1/8th and then shuts down. I have removed the HDD and it will boot up to the point of the ? on the screen. The water indicators I can see are all still white and it looks clean and no signs of damage. I will let it dry out more and cross my fingers but if anyone can offer any further ideas that would be appreciated. BTW- can anyone tell me why the battery is "not to be removed" from this model? The track pad was cracked previously and obviously the battery needs to be removed to replace it right? [/QUOTE]
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