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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Xjazz on April 07, 2007, 01:02:51 AM
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So, I successfully pushed over my coffee mug content to the IBM T40 laptop... Aaaargh!
I instantly unplugged the power- and lan-cable and pour out as much coffee(black lean with very little sugar) I could. Then I removed the battery, CD/DVD and hard drives.
Finally I open the laptop and removed the mouse-pad front cover and keyboard modules.
Only some little coffee 'drops' were inside of the laptop itself. I guess the keyboard module with small edges hold the coffee pretty much inside. Too bad the keyboard model is a small mechanical marvelous with tight tolerances... Oh boy:(
Now the keyboard model is drying up and I'm wondering is there anything else what I could do for it?
Anyone has similar experiences?
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Nope, but as long as you got to it in time and the hard-drive isn't fried you should be fine. Make sure you give it plenty of drying time (24-48 hours) before you put it back together and it'll be all good.
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Use alcohol on some swabs to clean it on the mechanical contacts also.
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I spilled beer on mine about 6 months ago. I immediately flipped it upside down and let it drain for a few minutes. I also gave it a good wipe with a dirty old dishtowel.
It still works too, but I wouldn't recommend spilling beer. Maybe Coffee, but beer is much to precious. I still have nightmares.:eek:
cheers,
RTR
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Originally posted by RTR
I spilled beer on mine about 6 months ago. I immediately flipped it upside down and let it drain for a few minutes. I also gave it a good wipe with a dirty old dishtowel.
It still works too, but I wouldn't recommend spilling beer. Maybe Coffee, but beer is much to precious. I still have nightmares.:eek:
cheers,
RTR
Alcohol abuse!