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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="arcadevelocity" data-source="post: 1634087" data-attributes="member: 341643"><p>Hey.</p><p></p><p>Yesterday I basically spilled about 4-5 cl of stale beer onto my 13" macbook pro (unibody 2011). The liquid swooped down from the left over the keyboard. I pulled the power out and tried to dry the liquid up with some paper and my shirt. I shut it down after about 20 seconds. I realized this whole scenario wasn't ideal but I kept my cool. I turned the computer upside down and put it on my bed, wiping away the liquid coming out.</p><p></p><p>After waiting an hour I put the macbook on a table and begin removing some of the keys (tab, q, w, e) to get an idea of how much liquid actually went down in the keyboard. Suddenly the computer switches itself on. This has never happened before so I guess the liquid is working its magic. I try to shut it down but it immediately turns itself back on. Then it starts to shut itself off and on for a while and finally stays off. Now I'm getting a bit worried...</p><p></p><p>Another hour passes and the computer decides to come back to life again. It tries to boot up but is stuck at the startup screen. All you can see is the Apple logo and the loading wheel. I try closing the macbook but the screen doesn't go black. Crestfallen I let the battery run out and now I don't know what to do. I really hoped that my macbook would stay off after seeing all comments about not turning it on before it's completely dried out/clean.</p><p></p><p>The incident happened approximately 18 hours ago. Any recommendations? Should I send it in for repair/cleaning today or try to clean it out myself? <img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Undecided.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":\" title="Undecided :\" data-shortname=":\" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="arcadevelocity, post: 1634087, member: 341643"] Hey. Yesterday I basically spilled about 4-5 cl of stale beer onto my 13" macbook pro (unibody 2011). The liquid swooped down from the left over the keyboard. I pulled the power out and tried to dry the liquid up with some paper and my shirt. I shut it down after about 20 seconds. I realized this whole scenario wasn't ideal but I kept my cool. I turned the computer upside down and put it on my bed, wiping away the liquid coming out. After waiting an hour I put the macbook on a table and begin removing some of the keys (tab, q, w, e) to get an idea of how much liquid actually went down in the keyboard. Suddenly the computer switches itself on. This has never happened before so I guess the liquid is working its magic. I try to shut it down but it immediately turns itself back on. Then it starts to shut itself off and on for a while and finally stays off. Now I'm getting a bit worried... Another hour passes and the computer decides to come back to life again. It tries to boot up but is stuck at the startup screen. All you can see is the Apple logo and the loading wheel. I try closing the macbook but the screen doesn't go black. Crestfallen I let the battery run out and now I don't know what to do. I really hoped that my macbook would stay off after seeing all comments about not turning it on before it's completely dried out/clean. The incident happened approximately 18 hours ago. Any recommendations? Should I send it in for repair/cleaning today or try to clean it out myself? :\ [/QUOTE]
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