water+laptop=:(

[bigc]

Well SOMEHOW(and this is the really bizarre thing, I have no idea how) water appeared to get on my laptop at some point during the course of last night/this morning.

The weirder thing was the only cup with any water in was only a minimal amount.

The thing isn't turning on yet but I have left it to try, I just wondered if NSCers(having experience of such things) reckon it has much of a survival chance?

It is under warranty though, so it's not a problem, it's just I'd rather not have to deal with all that hassle.

 

[Springal]

water damage isnt always covered by warranty though unless you got some kind of extra "accidental spillage" warranty

 

[REDLAND]

Let it dry out normally for a day or two then try it again . It may be OK !!!

 

[Publius Ovidius]

take out the HD and all the replacable bits.

Once you are happy it is dry ( about 36 hours) then put the HD back in and switch it on...you may be lucky

 

[Lammy]

You may be covered under your house insurance?

 

[bigc]

water damage isnt always covered by warranty though unless you got some kind of extra "accidental spillage" warranty

Yeah well I won't tell them it's water damage!

There was so little spilt on it anyway.

 

[Springal]

they'll know it is, i used to work for a company that repaired laptops and mobile phones and its highly obvious

 

[bigc]

I was afraid you'd say that.

god knows how much it will cost to repair then.

 

[Bry Nylon]

they'll know it is, i used to work for a company that repaired laptops and mobile phones and its highly obvious

Is it the fact that it is generally WET that gives the game away?

 

[bigc]

I'm just hoping that the fact it was such a small volume of water(initially we had no idea where it came from because it appeared there was nothing that could have been spilt on it) might aid its recovery.

then again, my friend managed to get a new mp3 player on the insurance he had on it when he fell in Brighton Marina, so anything is possible.

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

A friend of mine somehow left his out in the rain one evening. Kept it in the airing cupboard for a couple of days and it still worked fine!

 

[bigc]

I am hoping for luck like that!

Thing is, I didn't even spill anything on it. The closest explanation I have is that a small glass(whiskey type) got knocked over when someone knocked against my desk.

There was so little water in it I have my fingers crossed.

 

[Bry Nylon]

The closest explanation I have is that a small glass (whiskey type) got knocked overQUOTE]

Must have been a tumbler...?

 

[Marshy]

perfect opportunity to buy a new one i say.
Cheap as chips these days.

 

[seven stands]

was it sat under a ceiling light and if you in a flat blame upstairs for having a leak and claim on insurance

 

[Lander]

Happened with mine, but currys said that it was accidental damage and they would not fix anything wrong with it!

The charger had also broken, they claim its to do with water

Sent to a shop in hove to see what they can do

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

I had an MP3 player once that I dropped in a Virgin Trains toilet after approx forty-eight hours of ownership.

I just took it back to Dixon's and said: "Here's the receipt. It's stopped working."

They took it to the back of the shop and came back and said, "you're right, it has stopped working" and gave me a new one. Marvellous!

 

[REDLAND]

I had an MP3 player once that I dropped in a Virgin Trains toilet after approx forty-eight hours of ownership.

I just took it back to Dixon's and said: "Here's the receipt. It's stopped working."

They took it to the back of the shop and came back and said, "you're right, it has stopped working" and gave me a new one. Marvellous!

Marvellous indeed apart from you've had your hand down a public toilet

 

[maffew]

do what dave said, get the thing apart, if theres water in there the longer its there the more likely it will become beyond repair.

Leave all the bits to dry, hair drier on cold worth a go as well

 

[Göttingen gull]

spilt water on mine too. i whacked it on top of the radiator for a few hours, and after that it was as good as new!