well it wasnt actually spilled...my friend was crying on it...its hasnt been a good today...but anyways i got a fan on it and a hot halogen lamp on it. so far its doing well. should i leave the fan and light on the night? i have a 3 year warranty...and i would pry out the battery but i dont have a screwdriver in my dorm!
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Just spilled water on my mac pro trackpad!!! ahhh!
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how much could she (hope its a she) have cried to make you worry you have water damage?
gonna be honest, its kinda funny that he's worried about losing warranty but is willing to void it himself...
haha, It would have to be a TON of tears! I don't think a few tears on the trackpad will do much if it's just wiped up. I think you'll be alright.
im using this laptop right now...and it was a movie and yes it was a she. she wiped it off and now the trackpad isnt as accurate as it was with the clicking obviously. should i bring it to the campus apple store? or should i just wait a couple days?
is there any "stickers" under the track pad that turn a different color with water cause then im screwed..
she cried on the trackpad. cleaned up the tears with her hand. im sure/well obvoiusly water went under the trackpad when you "click" and now its not as accurate as it was. i have to click it 2-3 times to get it to work.
is there any "stickers" under the track pad that turn a different color with water cause then im screwed..
she cried on the trackpad. cleaned up the tears with her hand. im sure/well obvoiusly water went under the trackpad when you "click" and now its not as accurate as it was. i have to click it 2-3 times to get it to work.
I'll be honest as well. His warranty is already voided since this wasn't Apple's fault and is not covered. (Ya think?)
haha it was the proposal...it was actually really funny but there some parts that she obvoiusly thought more than I that they were sad. but anyways so if i brought this to an apple store how would they know that its because of water damage?
They got water sensors (small paper pieces which change color when in contact with fluids) in the computer at different places.
Just play stupid if it doesn't clear up - maybe you'll get lucky. Nothing to lose.
Hard to believe tears alone can cause this much damage. Next time issue hankies.
The Proposal was really funny! haha. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Sorry about the water spill though. I think your only option at this point it to let it dry and pray it works normally again.
If the water sensors been triggered that wouldn't matter. But I feel its hard to believe that a few tears would do anything to the trackpad...
Time like these, I wish there was a spinning flashing raptor emoticon...
DO NOT (Aforementioned emoticon here) EVER put your laptop under a heat lamp! Nor any electrical device that has been penetrated by water in any way! Or just EVER! Worst idea ever! Just let it dry in front of a fan or in the sun. Even that is almost too much heat. If it can fit in a ziploc freezer bag, put it and a little rice in and leave that for a few days. TURN IT OFF!!
Please clarify which mac you have sometime soon.
DO NOT (Aforementioned emoticon here) EVER put your laptop under a heat lamp! Nor any electrical device that has been penetrated by water in any way! Or just EVER! Worst idea ever! Just let it dry in front of a fan or in the sun. Even that is almost too much heat. If it can fit in a ziploc freezer bag, put it and a little rice in and leave that for a few days. TURN IT OFF!!
Please clarify which mac you have sometime soon.
haha it works fine. just the trackpad is the problem. and the lamp actually helped it. before i couldnt click at all..and now it lets me click although it takes 2-3 times. should i try the apple store? and then if they dont. the rice thing?
Rice is really good at absorbing water so a really good solution(it's been mentioned in a lot of zomgwaterhelp threads) is to put your computer in a bag so air can't get in/out with some rice to absorb the water inside your laptop.
