Well, at some point last night a beer bottle got spilled on my 13' Macbook Pro. I think it was the cat since it wasn't like that when I went to sleep. It was on and plugged in. It won't start up now, but the white light on the bottom right will come on and stay on... not sure what that entails. I opened the bottom and don't see any damage. Not sure what to do next... only have had it for a month or two. Thanks for any help.
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Spillage!
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I would leave it off for a few days in somewhere warm and dry and then try to turn it on after that. More than likely the beer corroded something. 
I like it that you put the fault on the cat vs you leaving an open beer next to your computer
Ofc it's the cats fault, then again cats are retarded
Way too late for that. Any short in the circuit already happened since it was on and running when the spill happened. Letting it dry out isn't going to magically restore it at this point.
If the light comes on, it means that the DC in board is OK. That leaves you with MLB as the issue and hopefully that computer was insured since that repair is about $900 plus labor.
You think the cat "knocked it over"? We all know kitteh "poured" the beer on your computer. Can't you see? He is systematically cutting all of your communication to the outside world. You'll likely find your phone line cut when you return home. Keep your cellular at your side, be aware, and don't let kitteh know you suspect anything. Do this, and you dramatically increase your chances of survival.
Cat knocked it over...so naive.
Cat knocked it over...so naive.
Letting it dry without it getting the logic board fixed is pointless. In the off chance that it does work again in a week, it'll just die again in 3 months.
