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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="collin18" data-source="post: 1597820" data-attributes="member: 330638"><p><strong>Water in my MacBook!!</strong></p><p></p><p>I was in the same situation that many previous posters had mentioned. A cat knocked over a water bottle directly onto the keyboard of my MacBook Pro (Late 2011). By the time I could do anything about it, about half of the bottle had spilled into the keyboard. I immediately grabbed the computer and held it upside down as I began drying it with paper towels. At the same time, the laptop shut off. As PANIC began to set in, I removed the bottom cover and disconnected the battery. Then I began to check the liquid indicators and inspect for any liquid. There wasn't any noticeable damage, and the indicators were still white. I left the laptop in a tee-pee position over night in a warm room with low humidity. By the next day, I could not wait any longer, so I connected the battery and crossed my fingers as I pressed the power button. THANKFULLY, the computer powered normally, and has been working perfectly ever since. In regard to future problems that may arise from this issue, I am now the proud owner of a 01 Terabyte external hard drive that contains backups of all my data. I fully understand how lucky I am. In this one case, I <em>AM</em> the exception to the rule.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="collin18, post: 1597820, member: 330638"] [b]Water in my MacBook!![/b] I was in the same situation that many previous posters had mentioned. A cat knocked over a water bottle directly onto the keyboard of my MacBook Pro (Late 2011). By the time I could do anything about it, about half of the bottle had spilled into the keyboard. I immediately grabbed the computer and held it upside down as I began drying it with paper towels. At the same time, the laptop shut off. As PANIC began to set in, I removed the bottom cover and disconnected the battery. Then I began to check the liquid indicators and inspect for any liquid. There wasn't any noticeable damage, and the indicators were still white. I left the laptop in a tee-pee position over night in a warm room with low humidity. By the next day, I could not wait any longer, so I connected the battery and crossed my fingers as I pressed the power button. THANKFULLY, the computer powered normally, and has been working perfectly ever since. In regard to future problems that may arise from this issue, I am now the proud owner of a 01 Terabyte external hard drive that contains backups of all my data. I fully understand how lucky I am. In this one case, I [I]AM[/I] the exception to the rule.:):):):D:D [/QUOTE]
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