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<blockquote data-quote="Flora26" data-source="post: 1613129" data-attributes="member: 335622">Like all the other unfortunate posters in this thread, my MacBook Pro (2012 model) was subjected to liquid. I'm not sure how much, as a lot of the spill ended up on me and furniture. (There was a flying cat attack.) The computer did not shut off. I turned it off myself, but nearly quickly enough. I flipped it, and in my panic to try to dry off the keys I pressed the power button and turned it back on. It's now upside down L-shape on a towel. Both times it was on, the trackpad didn't work. It either didn't move the mouse or the screen would do crazy, cycling through all the trackpad gestures. All my windows and documents that I'd had open reloaded when I turned it back on and other than the trackpad problem it seemed to be working. I'm wondering if it's possible to only have damaged the trackpad, and whether that's a fixable thing. I know it may get worse and not even turn on in a couple days, but I'm hoping for the best. I am not able to open it or take the battery out myself. Should I take it in to Apple ASAP (would be about 16-20 hours after the spill) or give it at least three days upside down? I've also seen people say that they tented a water damaged macbook like an upside down V. Is this a better choice?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Flora26, post: 1613129, member: 335622"] Like all the other unfortunate posters in this thread, my MacBook Pro (2012 model) was subjected to liquid. I'm not sure how much, as a lot of the spill ended up on me and furniture. (There was a flying cat attack.) The computer did not shut off. I turned it off myself, but nearly quickly enough. I flipped it, and in my panic to try to dry off the keys I pressed the power button and turned it back on. It's now upside down L-shape on a towel. Both times it was on, the trackpad didn't work. It either didn't move the mouse or the screen would do crazy, cycling through all the trackpad gestures. All my windows and documents that I'd had open reloaded when I turned it back on and other than the trackpad problem it seemed to be working. I'm wondering if it's possible to only have damaged the trackpad, and whether that's a fixable thing. I know it may get worse and not even turn on in a couple days, but I'm hoping for the best. I am not able to open it or take the battery out myself. Should I take it in to Apple ASAP (would be about 16-20 hours after the spill) or give it at least three days upside down? I've also seen people say that they tented a water damaged macbook like an upside down V. Is this a better choice? [/QUOTE]

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