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mac mini got wet now it keeps shutting down.. how to solve the problem?please help!
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Its highly unlikely you can fix it.
You could try dismantling it and washing the main circuit board in distilled water followed by pure alcohol followed by gently drying, but if the mini has already dried out, or you ran it when it was wet and it dried, its likely the damage is irreparable. I hope you have it backed up.
Just as a note to those fearing this disaster..
I bought a Belkin USB Hub to sit under my mini (Its the same mini shape). cost £5.99 here in the UK from Morgan computers and lifts the mini up by 15mm.
I drink loads of tea, and as my desk is a little wobbly I feared a spillage would see the end of my mini. Now If I spill it, I will most likely just destroy the USB hub.
Yes I could have mounted it on something else, but £6 a couple of USB ports on the front, very handy for me.
Wheaty
I bought a Belkin USB Hub to sit under my mini (Its the same mini shape). cost £5.99 here in the UK from Morgan computers and lifts the mini up by 15mm.
I drink loads of tea, and as my desk is a little wobbly I feared a spillage would see the end of my mini. Now If I spill it, I will most likely just destroy the USB hub.
Yes I could have mounted it on something else, but £6 a couple of USB ports on the front, very handy for me.
Wheaty
Recommend the distilled water / alcohol / drying route. Worked on a keyboard spill (I eventually replaced the KB anyway).
On a related note, I saved a USB key once by sticking it in a cup of rice and waiting three days for it to dry ... don't know if you want to do that with a motherboard and a sufficient amount of rice though. Of course the first rule is to not turn on the electronics until you are reasonably sure they are dry.
On a related note, I saved a USB key once by sticking it in a cup of rice and waiting three days for it to dry ... don't know if you want to do that with a motherboard and a sufficient amount of rice though. Of course the first rule is to not turn on the electronics until you are reasonably sure they are dry.