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my macbook is currently full of ants! immediate help
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I think it's somewhere around -30 or -40F. I know thats WAY cold, but with how fancy freezers are these days, I'd err on the side of caution.
Ha! They're coming out of the optical slot now? That's too funny.
Put your puter in a bag.. put in the same bag a cotton ball with ant killer like Raid soaked ... seal the bag and wait for the ants to die...
perhaps they are trying to put a more urgent post to this site & don't have broadband, so give em' an hour or to to compile their thread & I'm sure they'll clear off
perhaps they are trying to put a more urgent post to this site & don't have broadband, so give em' an hour or to to compile their thread & I'm sure they'll clear off
You win
Lithium batteries won't work well in the cold, but I doubt it will do any permanent damage. Just don't use (or even charge) the battery before it has reached room temperature all the way through.
Ants in the CD slot could be bad if you don't get them all out (if any die/freeze while they are inside).
Been there done that
This happened to my old PB when I ate near it and crumbs went in everywhere... Got a CD in it to slice the bastards, run "yes" under terminal to make the CPU and fans work at the peak and quickly got heated; They either died of overheat or were sliced by the CD/Fans Ants can't tolerate that much heat, nor the fans chopping them Victor
I thought this was a joke or plea for attention until the post with links to other people with this same problem.
It seems like you got it under control, however if it becomes a problem again, my suggestion is this:
Take it to your local Apple store and purchase a ProCare membership. It's $100 for a year or $80 if you're a college student. Among other things, with the membership, they will literally clean out your system inside and out. As soon as you pay for the ProCare, take out your Macbook and tell them you want to have it cleaned out.
Maybe even tell them why. Weird.
It seems like you got it under control, however if it becomes a problem again, my suggestion is this:
Take it to your local Apple store and purchase a ProCare membership. It's $100 for a year or $80 if you're a college student. Among other things, with the membership, they will literally clean out your system inside and out. As soon as you pay for the ProCare, take out your Macbook and tell them you want to have it cleaned out.
Maybe even tell them why. Weird.
If i were you i'd be more concerned about having ants in my living areas. maybe get some traps dude.
and tidy up that old, rotting food by the sofa.
and tidy up that old, rotting food by the sofa.
