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The Help Desk => Computer Related Discussions & Questions => Topic started by: Mike B the Cajun on September 13, 2012, 11:21:50 AM
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OK, I got the lecture from the War Department ( :rant: ) already, so don't bother...
That being said, I spilled it on the keyboard and table underneath the laptop (the stuff went everywhere!), after which the computer died. Wouldn't do anything.
Dried the keyboard; it now shows a power-up, but won't go onto POST, just lights up the indicators and then just shuts down.
It's a Dell Latitude 2200, 2005 edition, 512 meg ram, 30 gig HD.
Other than buying a new computer, any suggestions? ( Miss Chris has already put the kibosh on that. ::) )
Thanks in advance.
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Remove the keyboard from the laptop and attach an external USB keyboard. If it will POST and boot to the drive, you might get away with buying a replacement keyboard for $20.
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Ground yourself for having liquids around the computer. That's the law in my house.
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It's completely dry, in it's insides and everything? I have heard that you can put the device in a big ole plastic bag, with either rice or silica pellets to dry it out completely, and some people have claimed luck at that.
Haven't done it myself, so I can't tell ya anymore than that.
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It's completely dry, in it's insides and everything? I have heard that you can put the device in a big ole plastic bag, with either rice or silica pellets to dry it out completely, and some people have claimed luck at that.
Haven't done it myself, so I can't tell ya anymore than that.
I collect silica gel packets for this purpose. Two things are assumed before I even try to dry out a device
- It wasn't turned on after the spill/soak.
- The spill/soak was in plain water - if it's sugary like a Coke (or lemonade), forget it.
I once saved a lady's cell phone this way - she was so happy she didn't lose the pictures of her baby she had on it.
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I collect silica gel packets for this purpose. Two things are assumed before I even try to dry out a device
- It wasn't turned on after the spill/soak.
- The spill/soak was in plain water - if it's sugary like a Coke (or lemonade), forget it.
I once saved a lady's cell phone this way - she was so happy she didn't lose the pictures of her baby she had on it.
What did she do to show her appreciation? (drool;snort)
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I collect silica gel packets for this purpose. Two things are assumed before I even try to dry out a device
- It wasn't turned on after the spill/soak.
- The spill/soak was in plain water - if it's sugary like a Coke (or lemonade), forget it.
I once saved a lady's cell phone this way - she was so happy she didn't lose the pictures of her baby she had on it.
Do you ever tell your wife to buy more shoes, when you start running low on the silica packets? :-)
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What did she do to show her appreciation? (drool;snort)
:lmao: She offered to buy me McDonalds - I opted for a hug instead.
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:lmao: She offered to buy me McDonalds - I opted for a hug instead.
No dry hump?
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I wouldn't put it in a plastic bag... that would retain moisture and promote corrosion. Best to leave it out on a dry surface and let it dry by evaporation.
Lemonade isn't very good. Sound like you have a sticky situation.
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Do you ever tell your wife to buy more shoes, when you start running low on the silica packets? :-)
Oddly, my wife is not such a shoe person :o - she only has a few pairs. My daughter, on the other hand! :lmao:
I think I do similar work to what your boyfriend does and the packets come with almost everything. That, and one of the medications I take has a packet in every bottle.
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Lemonade won't "dry" clean - It'll leave a sugar residue.
I'd strip the whole laptop down to components and clean it all by hand with isopropyl then reassemble.
Strike that. I'd just use it as an excuse to get a new laptop.
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No dry hump?
:rotf:
Sure am glad you're back!
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It's completely dry, in it's insides and everything? I have heard that you can put the device in a big ole plastic bag, with either rice or silica pellets to dry it out completely, and some people have claimed luck at that.
Haven't done it myself, so I can't tell ya anymore than that.
Worked with a phone I had. It fell off my belt into a gutter, the gutter was full of water. That evening I did the rice in a plastic bag trick and by morning it was fine.
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OK, disassebled the machine, found 2 fried capacitors. It was NOT what i hoped to find. The boss was not happy, to say the least.
I took the boss shopping for a new laptop. Bought an Asus with an Intel non-Core CPU, 4 gigs RAM, 500gig HD, Intel graphics, Windows 7 Home Premium. $349 at Office Depot.
Only problem so far is it will not recognize the router (Belkin "G"), either hard-wired or wireless. Will get with both techs to try to resolve the problem.
Other than that, I'm satisfied so far, just have to get used to the quirky keyboard.
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I hate laptop keyboards.
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Most cases, when you spill something on a laptop keyboard and it get past it, you are cooked because the mobo is below the keyboard. . With lemonade it is worse because of all the additives that make it sticky.
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I hate laptop keyboards.
See how the DUmmie types have ruined the word "hate"? I see "I disagree with laptop keyboards".
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Asus? You might as well have gotten an eMachine.......
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Asus? You might as well have gotten an eMachine.......
Next time he should get a Toshiba Satellite (For windows) - They are very good Laptops...or get the best, a MacBook Pro :-)
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Next time he should get a Toshiba Satellite (For windows) - They are very good Laptops...or get the best, a MacBook Pro :-)
I'll agree with you on the Toshiba Satellite. I LOATHE & DISDAIN the overpriced apple products.
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I'll agree with you on the Toshiba Satellite. I LOATHE & DISDAIN the overpriced apple products.
Nothing beats a Mac ... :-)
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Nothing beats a Mac ... :-)
Dollar for dollar, almost everything beats a mac!! Now that macs are no longer "immune" to viruses, they ain't no better than a PC. Having worked on macs before, they ain't any different than a PC as far as hardware goes, so, all any mac user is doing is paying an over-inflated price for the danged OS.
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Dollar for dollar, almost everything beats a mac!! Now that macs are no longer "immune" to viruses, they ain't no better than a PC. Having worked on macs before, they ain't any different than a PC as far as hardware goes, so, all any mac user is doing is paying an over-inflated price for the danged OS.
...and that logo.
Status symbols are expensive.
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...and that logo.
Status symbols are expensive.
:II:
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See how the DUmmie types have ruined the word "hate"? I see "I disagree with laptop keyboards".
:rotf:
H5
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.. all any mac user is doing is paying an over-inflated price for the danged graphical interface on top of a free OS.
FIFY :)
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OSX Mountain Lion cost $20.00 for a full version. Windows 7 cost upwards of $600.00 for a full version (Depending on which one you get). One of the main reasons for a Mac's cost is because of the proprietary hardware (Since they switched to Intel processors, the price has come down a little bit). When it comes to reliability, My Mac has 'NEVER' crashed on me. Windows has crashed more times than I can count. Mac is more secure than windows. There are some viruses that are starting to pop up for Macs, but there are still not nearly as many as with Windows.
I will say it again - Nothing beats a Mac ... :-)
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The only way you're paying $600 for a Windows OS is if you're running a server. Windows 7 starts at $99. Professional and Ultimate are $165 and $179 repsectively.
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The only way you're paying $600 for a Windows OS is if you're running a server. Windows 7 starts at $99. Professional and Ultimate are $165 and $179 repsectively.
Yep, but even OSX Server cost $20.00 ....
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Yep, but even OSX Server cost $20.00 ....
and BSD is a free download. OSX server is nothing but a pretty interface over BSD.
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and BSD is a free download. OSX server is nothing but a pretty interface over BSD.
Yeah, pretty much. BSD is a nice distro. I have it in VMWare, and enjoy it.
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OSX Mountain Lion cost $20.00 for a full version. Windows 7 cost upwards of $600.00 for a full version (Depending on which one you get). One of the main reasons for a Mac's cost is because of the proprietary hardware (Since they switched to Intel processors, the price has come down a little bit). When it comes to reliability, My Mac has 'NEVER' crashed on me. Windows has crashed more times than I can count. Mac is more secure than windows. There are some viruses that are starting to pop up for Macs, but there are still not nearly as many as with Windows.
I will say it again - Nothing beats a Mac ... :-)
Damn, dude, I don't know where you're buying your copies of Windows, but W7 Ultimate is around $199. I just looked. Upgrades are cheaper. Of course it all depends on who it is purchased from. Sure, it ain't the $20 you tout for OSX. mac users beware, the virus makers ARE coming after y'all now. BTW, I worked on a mac desktop. It didn't look very "proprietary". It really didn't look any different than a PC. Of course, one can't just switch out to a newer, better video card without paying out the ass for it, unlike the PC platform.