Notebooks Child from hell emptied a bottle of water on lappy

Hi guys
my grandson has just empied a full bottle of water onto my wifes laptop, it was just working off the battery powe not mains, ive dried it out as much as i can but the power light just stays on with nothing on screen, whats the chances of it being ok in a few days, ive took the battery out now'
thanks guys.

 

shop > long grain rice big bag > washing up bowl > add rice and put laptop on top > warm place

only time will tell

 

If the laptop was on when the grandson from Hell perpetrated his nefarious deed, I'd say the chances of rescuing the laptop are close to zero. If it was off, you might still be in with a slim chance. Give the rice trick a go, leave it for a couple of days and see how you get on.

Otherwise, take out the hard drive, and see whether the insurance will cover the accident.

 

Cheers guys, ill give the rice thing a go, can't see it workin as...Yes the laptop was switched on when it happend, can anything be saved, ie hard drive...memory etc
thanks guys
take care

 

Hard drive might be saveable because it's a sealed unit, as long as the controller board didn't get fried. I'd say everything else is probably FUBAR.

Call the insurance people.

 

The continuing saga, numanoids family Vs. technology!

 

Cheers flibblebot, will see how things are, your right blogins, i think they all hate it , ill have to keep the new one out of the grandsons reach
thanks guys

 

the new one should be a Panasonic toughbook

 

If something like this happens, separate everything out as much as possible and turn it off as quick as you can, such as remove battery and hdd if they are accessible.
After that, as someone has said, rice is a good idea and a warm place (radiator may not be the best idea).

I usually leave it 48 hrs and only then turn it on.

 

Cheers guys...Rich ive had 2 panasonics, the first one's motherboard packed in and the 2nd one's graphics chip went, never touched another one , wife just bought a newie, thing is she hates windows 8, if i put windows 7 on it and another 4gb memory, will the warranty be void.
thanks guys
take care

 

Windows 7: probably not but tech support might not be the same, due to not using the recommended OS, much like installing linux.
RAM: possibly, but usually only if you have to rip off a warranty void if removed sticker, which is only usually for access to the whole mobo, not just the ram slots.

 

Cheers fdbh96
ill just see how it goes then, but this windows 8 malarky has got me lost mate
thanks again

 

ram wont affect warranty, unless you had to strip it to get it in, it's the same old, designed to be upgradeable argument, one thing to check is that the ram is on the compatibility list

 

do try the rice thing. i went "swimming" (drunk, on a stag do, in Bristol. ended up having a wrestling match in the fountain with the Groom) with my Samsung Galaxy S in my pocket.

phone was borked. put it in a bowl of rice for the duration of the weekend. when i got home i charged it and it fired up to my surprise. it worked for a week then gave up. but i was able to get my stuff off of it before sending it off under insurance

 

cheers rich
the ram came out of the same make of laptop so shouldn't be an issue...im more worried about voiding the warranty if I put windows 7 on it, thanks monkey ill still give the rice thing a go, more worries about connecting the mains to it lol...BOOOM
thanks guys

 

Diassembly that laptop and clean MBO,RAM and HDD with 70 % alcohol or acetone. That will prevent rusting and will clean all water marks. After you clean it,wait for 1-2 hours and try to turn it on.

 

will do pranja thanks matey

 

I doubt water damage will be covered under the manufacturer's warranty, which is why I suggested going down the insurance route instead. If you try to disassemble the laptop like Pranja said, you'll definitely void the warranty, and will probably also get some raised eyebrows from the insurance company - but taking the extra RAM and the hard drive out will probably be OK.

 

Cheers mate
im just going to strip it mate as there is no warranty left on the laptop, just see how it goes
thanks again

 

If you have accidental damage on your home insurance that should cover it. Also, if you've got like for like replacement that can end up working out quite well...