So accidentaly I spilled an ice cream with banana milkshake over the keyboard. Immediately I turned the macbook over and started cleaning it. What can I do once i turn it on to prevent anything from having a short circuit? Any ideas please 
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big problem- milshake spilled over macbook
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Pwnt.
First off dry bag, dry rice, leave it for a few days, don't turn it on yet, let it dry out moisture, problem is your shake will have had sugar in it which will dry to a sticky residue.
At best I believe you may have a working Macbook but the keyboard may never be the same.
First off dry bag, dry rice, leave it for a few days, don't turn it on yet, let it dry out moisture, problem is your shake will have had sugar in it which will dry to a sticky residue.
At best I believe you may have a working Macbook but the keyboard may never be the same.
Had you spilled water over it the answer to that would be shut your computer off and let it dry for a day or so. I'd clean it to the best of my ability, and let it dry out. Milkshake sounds bad though, since it doesn't evaporate easily at all and there's always the possibility of residue.
Other than that there's not much you can do.
EDIT: beat to the answer!
Other than that there's not much you can do.
EDIT: beat to the answer!
well the milkshake had no sugar it was home-made, but damn for sure my macbook's keyboard won't work. and then my dad won't buy me a new one because I broke it :S
and then my dad won't buy me a new one because I broke it :SEven after cleaning it, there will be a nasty residue. Your best bet, is Rubbing alcohol for trying to clean it. Rubbing alcohol doesn't leave a residue like water does.
Don
Alcohols, Spirits are a strict no no!
They will aim to corrode the Cu PCB layering!
You should try to open it (Warranty already voided so no worries here) and rinse the PCB off with a brush dipped in water! HDD Optical Drive MUST NOT be in vicinity of Water at any time or you're doomed! Don NOT clog the HDD's breathing hole at any cost!
I would debate you on the rubbing alcohol. I saved a Sony VAIO with it once, I spilled a can of coke on it, and tried water, didn't do a damn thing. I tried the rubbing alcohol and it saved my VAIO.
Don
well i took off the battery and there's no milkshake in that area. Maybe the milkshake didn't went that far. once it spilled over the keyboard, like I said, I turned it upside down immediately . I'll search for some ways to open the keyboard and check for residues.
Maybe... but then I've heard this "strongly" that Macs and Alcohol/spirits dont go well at all! And then that was coke: Relative density ~ Water... so that was bound to fil! In this case.... since shake'll be much heavier than water, it should work well.... then why to take the risk?
P.S.: Many people are noobs in this case and rub the pcb with its jnx connections very very hard with spirit which is obviously disastrous!
True. The OP could try it , but rub very very gently.
If any of the above methods don't work, I sadly have to say that iGary is correct. sell what sill works (IE monitor, top case, RAM might work might not) for scrap on eBay, use the money you get from that and get an old iBook, or save it and use to get a new MacBook when you get enough money.
Don
well i just turned it on after drying it the most possible and cleaning all the residue i could. Any benchmarks or anything I could do to stress the CPU and see if it burns ?
Hope I didn't sound to callous. It's just a 50/50 situation, and If I had just brought it back from the dead like that, I wouldn't be doing any heavy lifting on it for a few days.
Don
Take a big file and duplicate it. Trash the duplicate and in the menubar... Finder|Secure Empty Trash!
P.S.: If its working then it'll work whether you tax it or not! The EFI performs a proper POST (pre on self test) to check if everything's fine or not! In 34% cases the system fails here!
And 65% dont even start!
The other 1% is you!
Anyways.... crap stats! Just be happy that its working and DONT take it to Apple!
P.S.: If its working then it'll work whether you tax it or not! The EFI performs a proper POST (pre on self test) to check if everything's fine or not! In 34% cases the system fails here!
And 65% dont even start!
The other 1% is you!
Anyways.... crap stats! Just be happy that its working and DONT take it to Apple!
Take a big file and duplicate it. Trash the duplicate and in the menubar... Finder|Secure Empty Trash!
P.S.: If its working then it'll work whether you tax it or not! The EFI performs a proper POST (pre on self test) to check if everything's fine or not! In 34% cases the system fails here!
And 65% dont even start!
The other 1% is you!
Anyways.... crap stats! Just be happy that its working and DONT take it to Apple!
Well I think my macbook is ALIVE
I just did that stress test and it's working.
One last thing, do you think apple will replace the case if it got to crack or the battery if it stopped working ? ( the battery wasn't touched by the milkshake)
Well I think my macbook is ALIVE
I just did that stress test and it's working.
One last thing, do you think apple will replace the case if it got to crack or the battery if it stopped working ? ( the battery wasn't touched by the milkshake)
It's worth a try. You should be fine, as long as they don't check for water damage, and in that case I don't see why they would.
Don
Well I think my macbook is ALIVE
I just did that stress test and it's working.
One last thing, do you think apple will replace the case if it got to crack or the battery if it stopped working ? ( the battery wasn't touched by the milkshake)
No!
And I was laughing when you asked me about battery! (Sorry but it was lol)
However hard you fight what a spill has to do with casing.... they wont replace it! Also, they might not perform any services on it paid or free!!! They'll want you to get the whole thing fixed which generally means lots of cash!
Agreed with most spirits and alcohols, but being a laptop repair guy for many moons, denatured alcohol works really well on electronics. It does the job and evaporates fast and leaves little to no residue.
Rubbing alcohol does leave a residue and will damage components.