11-04-2010, 08:54 PM
Large ziploc bag.
Can of 'flower-dri' (silica gel). Open the can inside the large bag with the laptop. Seal the bag.
Let sit for three days.
See what happens.
While all solid state electronics are usually OK, the moving parts (keyboards, optical drive, fans, etc..) are often what gets messed up. Rainwater is generally acidic, and a roof leak will involve lots of gunky things from ceiling sludge, attic dirt, and roof roughage. It's not the water that gets all this stuff... it's the junk that comes with the water.
Good luck to her ! (been there.... coffee poured into a laptop does NOT make it run faster..)
Can of 'flower-dri' (silica gel). Open the can inside the large bag with the laptop. Seal the bag.
Let sit for three days.
See what happens.
While all solid state electronics are usually OK, the moving parts (keyboards, optical drive, fans, etc..) are often what gets messed up. Rainwater is generally acidic, and a roof leak will involve lots of gunky things from ceiling sludge, attic dirt, and roof roughage. It's not the water that gets all this stuff... it's the junk that comes with the water.
Good luck to her ! (been there.... coffee poured into a laptop does NOT make it run faster..)