I splashed a drink onto my laptop's keyboard & I think I fried it. Any suggestions or assistance are greatly appreciated!
No jokes here, but do note: (WARNING!!!): I am basing myself on 'fried': as in "gone anyway". UNPLUG IT FROM THE MAINS! Get a bucket or such of water (from the tap). Turn off the laptop. Take out all batteries and such. If possible: Take out as much as you can, HD's are also preferred taken out but... they are said to be air tight. Still: anything removable: take it out! Flip it open and submerge the bottom (keyboard) part BUT NOT the screen. Do this for no longer than roughly 30 - 50 seconds, but a little while. Put it the laptop in a drying spot and leave it there for 1 week (to be safe). Reasoning: electronics can withstand water, it's not as if it would be damaged per definition. Lemonade contains sugar, that sticks to stuff. Water can wash it away. BUT.. Currents are bad news obviously (hence the removal of batteries and such) and please be aware: I would not do this with a working laptop. But if you have no other options left... this is what I'd (honestly) try myself. WARNING WARNING!!! This could destroy the whole laptop (not the HD, provided it's air tight as it should). It shouldn't but it could. So the best thing is to bring this to a computer repair shop. So please be careful... I sincerely hope this can help a bit.
Thanks for the input Shel! It is just a $300 craptop so probably wasn't worth trying to have repaired. It was just the keyboard that wasn't working. It worked with an external keyboard & mouse. I dried it the best I could, used a hairdryer on it (low temp) & left it off with everything unplugged (battery not easily removable). I then left it in the kitchen right under an AC vent blowing on the keyboard all night & most of the day today. It seems to be fine now. I'm typing on ti at this very moment. But thanks again for the quick response & the advice.
I know this post is a day old, but just a heads up for any future things. NEVER use any hairdryer, vacuum or any other things similar to these on electronics because they generate static. Static can and WILL most likely kill any electronic it shocks.
Looks broken to me. Time to buy a nwe one. Looks like I need a new one as well lol. On a serious note, I am glad it worked. There are so many sketchy solutions to problems that make people cringe but work well enough. I once blew a straw into my laptops vent to clear dust. The biggest fear would have been spitting or getting moisture inside things but it was fine.
