06/06/2012
If for some reason, you have spilled wine/beer/water/pop into your laptop:
1. Unplug the laptop from power supply
2. Pull the battery out - yes, this isn't following proper shutdown procedure, but you want to
3. Unplug power supply from wall
4. Unplug any attached devices (mouse iPod, etc)
5. Use towels to sop up as much of the spill as possible.
6. Get some paper (or finer cloth) towels to wipe the laptop down carefully
7. If the keyboard is removable, and you are comfortable, do so
8. Consult your laptop owner's manual
9. Turn the laptop upside down,and place a new towel between the LCD monitor and the keyboard.
10. If you are worried about the LCD getting wet, put a plastic bag between it and the towel.
11. Dry off the battery and power supply
12. Let it dry for at least a day before trying to power it up
Do NOT
* Do not use loads of bad language!
* Do not use the oven to dry your laptop
* Do not use the microwave to dry your laptop
* Do not use a hairdryer to dry your laptop
* Do not use a paint stripper to dry your laptop
* No not put your laptop in the dryer or in front of an electric fire
* Do not put it against a radiator to dry
Now, if you spilled pop, wine or coffee into the laptop, you should probably give us a call, as some of these actually corrosive - they will cause damage to the laptop's electronics over time. We can strip down the laptop properly and repair it for you.
