Comments on: How To Deal With Spilled Coffee or Coke on Your Macbook http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-deal-with-liquid-spills-on-your-mac-laptop/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gökhan http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-deal-with-liquid-spills-on-your-mac-laptop/#comment-436611 Gökhan Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:48:00 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12841#comment-436611 I lost my F6 key of my unibody mac pro after coffee spillage. :/ There was no sugar in the coffee. How ever there is a remnant of coffee which results the F6 key not functioning condition. How should i clean it. Is using a hypo and some alcohol applicable? I lost my F6 key of my unibody mac pro after coffee spillage. :/
There was no sugar in the coffee. How ever there is a remnant of coffee which results the F6 key not functioning condition.

How should i clean it. Is using a hypo and some alcohol applicable?

]]> By: james http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-deal-with-liquid-spills-on-your-mac-laptop/#comment-434538 james Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:49:45 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12841#comment-434538 ill buy your unibody, i broke my screen. 13 inch unibody macbook pro ill buy your unibody, i broke my screen.
13 inch unibody
macbook pro

]]> By: AleÅ¡ http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-deal-with-liquid-spills-on-your-mac-laptop/#comment-425550 AleÅ¡ Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:48:48 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12841#comment-425550 I have the same problem... did you find a way to fix those problems? i would be very thankful for any answer... I have the same problem… did you find a way to fix those problems? i would be very thankful for any answer…

]]> By: josh http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-deal-with-liquid-spills-on-your-mac-laptop/#comment-425059 josh Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:19:52 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12841#comment-425059 WOW!!!! Its been exactly a week and Miraculously its working again!!! I just hope its stays this way. I guess the beer dried up and the trackpad fixed itself. Gud luck to all of you who are a little less fortunate. I guess it literally 'magically started working again after a few days'!!!! Im so happy!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!! Its been exactly a week and Miraculously its working again!!! I just hope its stays this way. I guess the beer dried up and the trackpad fixed itself. Gud luck to all of you who are a little less fortunate. I guess it literally ‘magically started working again after a few days’!!!! Im so happy!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Veronica http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-deal-with-liquid-spills-on-your-mac-laptop/#comment-424243 Veronica Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:15:22 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12841#comment-424243 today a friend of mine spilled some coke on my macbook. he immediately flipped it upside down to pour all the coke out. it didn't shut down and was in fact still working. a few hours later, i left it on for a while, like maybe 30 minutes, and it shut down. at first i thought it just went to sleep, but when i took it to use it again, it shut down. i brushed it away and turned it on, but after five minutes, it shut down again. now i knew something was wrong. i turned it back on to get some files i needed and it seemed to be working fine then. a friend of mine told me to just shut it down and wait and use a different computer. what do you suggest doing? today a friend of mine spilled some coke on my macbook. he immediately flipped it upside down to pour all the coke out. it didn’t shut down and was in fact still working. a few hours later, i left it on for a while, like maybe 30 minutes, and it shut down. at first i thought it just went to sleep, but when i took it to use it again, it shut down. i brushed it away and turned it on, but after five minutes, it shut down again. now i knew something was wrong. i turned it back on to get some files i needed and it seemed to be working fine then. a friend of mine told me to just shut it down and wait and use a different computer.

what do you suggest doing?

]]> By: josh http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-deal-with-liquid-spills-on-your-mac-laptop/#comment-423524 josh Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:55:44 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12841#comment-423524 i kinda spilt a a few drops of beer on the lower right of the trackpad of my mbp 2.26. i cleaned it with a cloth immediately. it was fine for about half an hour. then slowly the right click stopped responding. now clicking (anywhere) does not work at all. however tapping and cursor works perfect. so what the hell do i do? i suppose the damage is pretty permanent. so i'll have to get a new trackpad? do you think it will magically start working again after a few days? help. ps. i swear it was only a few drops. you know i was just tossing the finished can into the dustbin and the last few drops just had to land on the mac. i kinda spilt a a few drops of beer on the lower right of the trackpad of my mbp 2.26. i cleaned it with a cloth immediately. it was fine for about half an hour. then slowly the right click stopped responding. now clicking (anywhere) does not work at all. however tapping and cursor works perfect. so what the hell do i do? i suppose the damage is pretty permanent. so i’ll have to get a new trackpad? do you think it will magically start working again after a few days? help.
ps. i swear it was only a few drops. you know i was just tossing the finished can into the dustbin and the last few drops just had to land on the mac.

]]> By: Ling http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-deal-with-liquid-spills-on-your-mac-laptop/#comment-420356 Ling Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:39:23 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12841#comment-420356 Thanks so much for the comments. What I did was go to the Apple store anyway, sent my macbook pro in for a repair without saying why or how my trackpad stopped working. And of course, prayed HARD. THEY WERE AMAZING ABOUT IT! I got my laptop back a few days later, with a new trackpad, i think they replaced my keyboard as well (because there were a few tiny blobs of superglue on 2 or 3 keys, also they replaced my on/off button because there was a tiny dent there before. Good on Apple for picking out the smallest details! I didn't even realise it was back in perfect condition until 2 days after I had my mac back safe with me :) Thanks so much for the comments. What I did was go to the Apple store anyway, sent my macbook pro in for a repair without saying why or how my trackpad stopped working. And of course, prayed HARD.

THEY WERE AMAZING ABOUT IT!

I got my laptop back a few days later, with a new trackpad, i think they replaced my keyboard as well (because there were a few tiny blobs of superglue on 2 or 3 keys, also they replaced my on/off button because there was a tiny dent there before.

Good on Apple for picking out the smallest details! I didn’t even realise it was back in perfect condition until 2 days after I had my mac back safe with me :)

]]> By: Anders Frost http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-deal-with-liquid-spills-on-your-mac-laptop/#comment-417139 Anders Frost Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:14:55 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12841#comment-417139 If your computer dies and it is filled with various liquids, then pour Cuisine alcohol through it. It cleans it and then evaporates. Tracks from the accident have been removed. Then go to the store and complain and try to get it replaced ;-) It worked for one of my friends If your computer dies and it is filled with various liquids, then pour Cuisine alcohol through it. It cleans it and then evaporates. Tracks from the accident have been removed.
Then go to the store and complain and try to get it replaced ;-)

It worked for one of my friends

]]> By: Anders Frost http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-deal-with-liquid-spills-on-your-mac-laptop/#comment-417138 Anders Frost Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:09:42 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12841#comment-417138 Having spilled coffee twice in my MBP unibody and working as a technician I speak of experience. I'm sorry I have not read all of the reply's. But the way it have been descriped here sounds like it is importent to work slow. That is not the case. The proces has to be. Shut it down, pull the plug, turn it around, with the keybord facing directly downwords. Take out the battery. Do it fast! Open the casing an find a cloth and use Cuisine alcohol to clean it. Unlike water it evaporates and therefore do not damage electronics. This should hopefully make sure, that you stop the liquid, before it get's to deep into the computer, so you'll be able to skip most of above suggestions for repair Having spilled coffee twice in my MBP unibody and working as a technician I speak of experience.

I’m sorry I have not read all of the reply’s. But the way it have been descriped here sounds like it is importent to work slow. That is not the case.

The proces has to be.
Shut it down, pull the plug, turn it around, with the keybord facing directly downwords. Take out the battery. Do it fast!
Open the casing an find a cloth and use Cuisine alcohol to clean it. Unlike water it evaporates and therefore do not damage electronics.

This should hopefully make sure, that you stop the liquid, before it get’s to deep into the computer, so you’ll be able to skip most of above suggestions for repair

]]> By: Ling http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-deal-with-liquid-spills-on-your-mac-laptop/#comment-416423 Ling Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:34:35 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=12841#comment-416423 I spilled a bit of water on my macbook pro 15" 2 hrs ago but it was maximum 3 DROPS!!! as it was just a case of wet hands after washing them. My clicker became a bit dodgy whilst typing up and assignment but I could still right click. After about 5 mins the clicker didn't work anymore. HELP?? There's an Apple centre just down the road from me so I'm thinking of bringing it there tmr. Just wondering if little drops could tell technicians there was a minor MINOR spill? :( I spilled a bit of water on my macbook pro 15″ 2 hrs ago but it was maximum 3 DROPS!!! as it was just a case of wet hands after washing them.

My clicker became a bit dodgy whilst typing up and assignment but I could still right click. After about 5 mins the clicker didn’t work anymore. HELP??

There’s an Apple centre just down the road from me so I’m thinking of bringing it there tmr. Just wondering if little drops could tell technicians there was a minor MINOR spill?

:(

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