How to get laptop back on the go after spilling cup of tea on keyboard

[D1CKY]

After a incident on Sat night where i spilt a cup of tea on my Dell laptop which went all over the keyboard and switched it off.

It now won't turn on at all, even after being in the cupboard where the hot water tank is in since saturday night with the battery, keyboard etc removed to dry it out

Any ideas what i could have damaged, short circuited or fried on it to stop it turning on ?

I have tried a new fully charged battery with no luck and the mains charger is working too.

I am looking through the home contents insurance at the moment to see if its covered which it probably is, but i'd rather get this one up and going
again if possible to save claims against insurance etc etc.

 

[H182]

It depends how far in it got. Is the power button on the keyboard, or seperate? (You'll know this if you've removed it)

You may just get away with a new keyboard but if the button's seperate its probably got onto the main board and fried it.

 

[Aluco]

Give it to a mate and say "My alienware laptop got nicked" to the insurance company :rasp:

 

[oska]

 

[D1CKY]

It depends how far in it got. Is the power button on the keyboard, or seperate? (You'll know this if you've removed it)

You may just get away with a new keyboard but if the button's seperate its probably got onto the main board and fried it.

Its a Dell Studio laptop where the power button is seperate from the keyboard (built into the hinge).


http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/laptop_studio?c=uk&l=en&s=dhs&cs=ukdhs1&~ck=mn

So i'm guessing the mainboard is fried

Give it to a mate and say "My alienware laptop got nicked" to the insurance company :rasp:

Lol :rasp:

 

[sofaboy]

Someone told me they put theres in the freezer and it worked :S

 

[D1CKY]

Someone told me they put theres in the freezer and it worked :S

Lol

 

[sofaboy]

Don't knock it till you've tried it

 

[D1CKY]

Don't knock it till you've tried it

How long did he say he'd put it in there for ?

Lol

 

[Gumby]

How long did he say he'd put it in there for ?

flol

 

[Ronnie R]

Wrap it up in a towl and put it in the oven for 2 mins on 200c

 

[D1CKY]

Wrap it up in a towl and put it in the oven for 2 mins on 200c

Lol

 

[Perrinho]

Have you tried to power it on since soaking it? Stick it in a cardboard box...and with the lid open, cover it in uncooked rice (rice absorbs moisture in the air, like silica gel) then try it?

Alternatively, i could possibly have a spare motherboard or any other bits you may need as i buy and sell laptops...i could possibly fix it for you if you like? You would just need to post it to me, and give me a couple of days...