What to do if water is spilled on the laptop

Overturned bottle of water or a cup of coffee is not always a sentence for a laptop. Act quickly, and you can save your computer.

If the laptop was in the pool, river, tub, or take a shower, it is unlikely anything will help. This article may be useful only if the liquid was a little, and contact with it was short-lived.

1. If the laptop is connected to the mains, unplug it immediately

Unplug the charging cable from the electrical outlet and your computer, and after all other cables attached to an laptop. Water and electricity are not the safest combination of both techniques, as well as for you.

2. Turn and turn off the laptop

Turn the device keyboard down to the water, which could get inside, it flowed out.

Simultaneously press the power button and hold it until the screen turns off. This is the fastest way to turn off the device. Now is not the time to worry about unsaved documents. The main thing - to stop the movement of electricity along the insides of the notebook in order to prevent short-circuiting.

3. Disconnect all devices

Disconnect from the notebook any external devices. Flash drives, memory cards, USB-modem, even battery - all off! Upon contact with water, the computer may be affected not only him, but also the accessories.

4. wipe laptop

Now completely wipe your laptop is not turning his back. Ideal for this purpose, suitable cotton towel: it perfectly absorbs any liquids. You can also use paper towels.

If none of this is not, save with the device all that will fall under the arm.

Pay special attention to the keyboard: the water easily flows into a key. Do not forget to clean the ports and opening for cooling.

5. Construct design funny

First, put a fan on the floor. Then cover it with cardboard or plastic box and do it in the top and side walls of the large openings for ventilation. Cover the box with a towel and put it on his laptop keyboard down. Turn the fan on for two days, so that the device completely dry.

Not to start a fire, do not leave unattended for a long time fan. Turn it off at night and when you leave the house.

6. Check operation of the device after 48 hours

If the laptop will turn on in two days, copy important data on the side of the media. The fact is that the damage may not manifest itself immediately. Perhaps the consequences of contact with water to remind myself a few days or even weeks, and computer crashes. Hope for the best, but do not relax.

What if the inside of the laptop got coffee, wine or tea

Fluids containing additives dangerous Laptop viscera than water. Coffee grounds, sugar and other additives in these beverages can clog and oxidizing components, causing them further harm. In the end, the key laptop can become sticky and even refuse to work.

To avoid problems, better to clean a laptop inside before drying. You can do it yourself by dismantling the machine and remove any dirt with a paper napkin or a cotton swab dipped in a small amount of alcohol. But remember that self-disassembly will void the warranty.

Housings different laptops can be very different in design and analysis procedure. If you have never opened your device, look for instructions on the Web service of the same model.

If dried over laptop not included or you do not want to clean it yourself, you may seek professional help from a service center.

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