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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="a-riot" data-source="post: 1760952" data-attributes="member: 393233"><p><strong>Water damage on a Macbook Pro Retina 13"</strong></p><p></p><p>Hello Mac Forum!</p><p></p><p>I spilled a full glass of water on the back/right side of my 2015 Retina 13" Macbook Pro while it was on, I had a few USB peripherals and an external display plugged-in and as I was unplugging everything and getting ready to shut down, the built-in display started flashing. I guess some water got through the hinge and side vents as it was flowing through my desk. <img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Oops.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Oops:" title="Oops :Oops:" data-shortname=":Oops:" /></p><p></p><p>I let it dry with the display open on the side/back switching angles a couples of time for a full day, I also used a blow drier for a few minutes. Then I removed the bottom casing and let it dry out for a few more hours.</p><p></p><p>After a long and excruciating wait, I turned it back on... and it works fine! The first "OSX is loading" progress bar was a little slow and got stuck, the display flashed a few times (it felt like HOURS), but then it resumed loading and everything worked. After using it a few days I noticed the following:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">- If I restart/shutdown the built-in display works perfectly, however after it goes to sleep it wont turn back on. It's all black, but has "light"(the apple logo on the back side lights up, the brightness adjustment keys work, and the display is not completely dead.. it's like it's projecting a totally black image).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">- Everything works fine with an external display, so I turned on mirroring and that's how I'm using it as I type this right now.</li> </ul><p></p><p>So on to my questions:</p><p></p><p>1) Is there something I can try that can fix this? (I'm pretty tech savvy and alright if you ask me to remove the bottom lid and do a few things there... if I have to disassemble every part, I wouldn't be confortable, as I know I wouldn't be able to get everything back together without cursing, knocking and hammering, and sealing it back with duct tape <img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Evil.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Evil:" title="Evil :Evil:" data-shortname=":Evil:" /> )</p><p></p><p>2) Should I take it to a professional? Do you think this is a case for the Apple Store or is it better to go to a small repair shop? (specially in terms of cost <img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Money-Mouth.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":$" title="Money Mouth :$" data-shortname=":$" />) Did someone have similar experiences with Apple vs. other places?</p><p></p><p>3) Can this get worse? Is it safe/ok to continue to use my Macbook with an external display?</p><p></p><p></p><p>Thanks!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="a-riot, post: 1760952, member: 393233"] [b]Water damage on a Macbook Pro Retina 13"[/b] Hello Mac Forum! I spilled a full glass of water on the back/right side of my 2015 Retina 13" Macbook Pro while it was on, I had a few USB peripherals and an external display plugged-in and as I was unplugging everything and getting ready to shut down, the built-in display started flashing. I guess some water got through the hinge and side vents as it was flowing through my desk. :Oops: I let it dry with the display open on the side/back switching angles a couples of time for a full day, I also used a blow drier for a few minutes. Then I removed the bottom casing and let it dry out for a few more hours. After a long and excruciating wait, I turned it back on... and it works fine! The first "OSX is loading" progress bar was a little slow and got stuck, the display flashed a few times (it felt like HOURS), but then it resumed loading and everything worked. After using it a few days I noticed the following: [LIST] [*]- If I restart/shutdown the built-in display works perfectly, however after it goes to sleep it wont turn back on. It's all black, but has "light"(the apple logo on the back side lights up, the brightness adjustment keys work, and the display is not completely dead.. it's like it's projecting a totally black image). [*]- Everything works fine with an external display, so I turned on mirroring and that's how I'm using it as I type this right now. [/LIST] So on to my questions: 1) Is there something I can try that can fix this? (I'm pretty tech savvy and alright if you ask me to remove the bottom lid and do a few things there... if I have to disassemble every part, I wouldn't be confortable, as I know I wouldn't be able to get everything back together without cursing, knocking and hammering, and sealing it back with duct tape :Evil: ) 2) Should I take it to a professional? Do you think this is a case for the Apple Store or is it better to go to a small repair shop? (specially in terms of cost :$) Did someone have similar experiences with Apple vs. other places? 3) Can this get worse? Is it safe/ok to continue to use my Macbook with an external display? Thanks!!! [/QUOTE]
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