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Spilled coke on Macbook Pro 13 Inch 2 hours ago, in HUGE trouble. VERY VERY URGENT!!!

Call your home insurance to see if you are covered by them in any way. If the computer was paid for using a credit card you might also have some cover.

Garrus said:
i would never buy a laptop to a child for this very reason... a desktop or an imac is way less likely to take any dmg from a spill... (kill the keyboard in the worst case?)
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If you are a parent: There is no problem buying an expensive laptop, the problem is lack of risk education. If you see child, laptop and coke together, remove one of the three. Doesn't matter which one. If there are any complaints, remove the laptop for a week. (I think the OP would be a lot happier right now if her parents had done that).
 
Glad your computer works again, Yasmeen. Good for you.

Just as an aside, an electrical engineer friend of mine often used the following explanation of circuit boards: "See these lines here? There's smoke inside them. You let the smoke out, and they don't work anymore".
 
gnasher729 said:
Call your home insurance to see if you are covered by them in any way. If the computer was paid for using a credit card you might also have some cover.



If you are a parent: There is no problem buying an expensive laptop, the problem is lack of risk education. If you see child, laptop and coke together, remove one of the three. Doesn't matter which one. If there are any complaints, remove the laptop for a week. (I think the OP would be a lot happier right now if her parents had done that).
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The insurance and CC cover thing was discussed weeks ago chief.
 
Glad the thread-starter got the computer to work again.

Not seeing what the issue is with a 13 year old having a Macbook because that is kind of like a 16 year old having a new BMW, Audi or Benz.

Im 22 and when I have a child I do not think I would let me 13 year old have a laptop at all. If that 13 year old needs a computer he or she can use the ones at school or the family computer.

I think 16-18 is the right age for a personal computer i.e. a computer a child can call his or her own.

Still I do not see anything wrong with a 13 year old having a computer at all and I would give my 7 year old a cellphone :D
 
Yasmeen said:
Sorry, I don't have time for goofing around. All i'm focused on at the moment is fixing my computer.



thanks for your help. if i may ask, what is the palm rest?

also, I want to check the logic board and open my whole laptop up and try to fix this, but it's no job for a little 13 year old kid. also, if i were to do this my warranty would automatically be void.. :(



this helped a lot. thanks a lot for your ignorance.
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1 the palmrest is the flat part where there is no keyboard/track pad.
2 why shouldn't it be? im 14 and i take apart stuff all the time and the warranty is already void so why not?
3 dont listen to the douche bags. hope that isn't censored btw.

oh yeah and i fixed your typo. well more like spell check did but im gonna go ahead and take credit.
 
jdechko said:
I guess ionized water would be okay, but for cleaning stuff like this, I always use isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) and cotton swabs. The alcohol will evaporate much quicker and won't ruin electronics the way that water can.

As a glimmer of hope, my sister spilled a ton of Apple juice on her computer several years ago. A good bit got inside. It took me a few hours and a ton of cotton swabs to completely clean the machine, as I had to disassemble the entire thing. But it worked, and it's still working to this day.
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for the first paragraph. distilled water doesnt conduct electricity so wouldnt that be better that alcohol since that stuff is about as conductive as it is flammable and brain cell killing?
 
The unibody are sealed well enough that most times a spill won't reach the hardware components inside. If that does happen just power off the system right away. Liquid alone won't usually ruin the components, it's the electricity coming into contact with the liquids that causes damage.

Your father's move was plain stupid. Atleast you were smart enough to come here for advice.
 
ltjlily17 said:
My intoxicated boyfriend spilled a glass of Mountain Dew in my purse a couple months back and didn't tell me. Unfortunately, my MB was in my purse. It sat there all night and I didn't find it until I got to work the next day.

I'm currently using that very same MB to type this. One of the USB ports was the only casualty.

There is hope.
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you know your purse is too big when you can put a laptop in it. ;)
 
BIS2 said:
Agreed with all the posters pointing out that this sort of thing can happen to anyone, no matter what age. We all know we shouldn't do things like eat or drink around a computer but I bet it's very few of us who can say we've NEVER done it. Give the kid a break! I teach 7th grade and I can tell you just from what I've read that as far as 13 year olds go this girl sure sounds above average in terms of a sense of responsibility and ability to articulate herself.

In regard to "needing" a laptop, perhaps you are unaware of this but it's becoming increasingly common for students at this age to be issued laptops by their schools. In fact, every 7th grader in the state of Maine is given a laptop (MacBooks I believe). Laptops are becoming a fact of life in school and this is only going to become more common. I teach in a private school and our entire middle school population has MacBooks - believe it or not these kids are incredibly responsible with them on the whole. Sure things get broken here and there but in my opinion the kids treat them better than many of the adults do. How are kids supposed to learn maturity and responsibility if you just keep telling them they're too young to do anything?

Good luck!! Looking forward to hearing that this worked out positively for you-
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man i wish virginia gave students macs.
 
blueflower said:
Glad the thread-starter got the computer to work again.

Not seeing what the issue is with a 13 year old having a Macbook because that is kind of like a 16 year old having a new BMW, Audi or Benz.

Im 22 and when I have a child I do not think I would let me 13 year old have a laptop at all. If that 13 year old needs a computer he or she can use the ones at school or the family computer.

I think 16-18 is the right age for a personal computer i.e. a computer a child can call his or her own.

Still I do not see anything wrong with a 13 year old having a computer at all and I would give my 7 year old a cellphone :D
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i disagree. i think that adults say that kids shouldnt have stuff mostly because it was unavailable to them when they were kids so they think the kids should suffer too. parents should tell their kids to buy their own computer. thats what my parents did and it increased my responsibility ten-fold. in fact im still on the same computer from 5 years ago that i bought when i was 9. yes i bought it. not my parents.
 
tflournoy95 said:
i disagree. i think that adults say that kids shouldnt have stuff mostly because it was unavailable to them when they were kids so they think the kids should suffer too. parents should tell their kids to buy their own computer. thats what my parents did and it increased my responsibility ten-fold. in fact im still on the same computer from 5 years ago that i bought when i was 9. yes i bought it. not my parents.
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How can they buy an expensive computer when they have no source of income? From personal experience, this encourages two counter-productive actions: theft and working. Working? Counter-productive? Yep, specially when you want your kid to be concentrating studying.

Better to pay part of the computer, and then let your kid pay the other part.
 
Patrick J said:
How can they buy an expensive computer when they have no source of income? From personal experience, this encourages two counter-productive actions: theft and working. Working? Counter-productive? Yep, specially when you want your kid to be concentrating studying.

Better to pay part of the computer, and then let your kid pay the other part.
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i cut grass and whatever and i cant still have okay grades. way i see it it gives them responsibility. it shows that if they want something they have to work for it.
 
Sticky keys tend to lessen in time.

I bought a PSPGo last year, sat down in the evening with it and had a pint of ale at the other end of the table - the cat came running in and knocked the pint which very quickly drenched the brand new and virtually unused PSP.

It was all fine in the end, the volume down key stuck but doesn't tend to now.

Having said that I've not used it for 4 months...
 
tflournoy95 said:
i cut grass and whatever and i cant still have okay grades. way i see it it gives them responsibility. it shows that if they want something they have to work for it.
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Better to have EXCELLENT grades than "okay" grades.

iann1982 said:
Sticky keys tend to lessen in time.

I bought a PSPGo last year, sat down in the evening with it and had a pint of ale at the other end of the table - the cat came running in and knocked the pint which very quickly drenched the brand new and virtually unused PSP.

It was all fine in the end, the volume down key stuck but doesn't tend to now.

Having said that I've not used it for 4 months...
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PSPs are made to be durable. They happen to be aimed at young teenagers, who have a tendency to break/spill/drop/step on/destroy electronics, and everything else around them.
 
Patrick J said:
PSPs are made to be durable. They happen to be aimed at young teenagers, who have a tendency to break/spill/drop/step on/destroy electronics, and everything else around them.
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I wish most phones were like that. I've had my phone and my iPod touch for about two years. I've been through 5 or 6 phones and I'm still on the original iPod. In fact I'm using it now. Anyway back to the story, my iPod has been stepped on, slept on, sat on, run over, dipped in the pool, and much more yet it still works perfectly. No cracked screen or stickiy buttons or anything. Only minor scrathes. The phones? About the same. Yet the iPod lasts so much better. I think this goes to testament that apple makes their stuff about as solid as a rock and the rest of the companys don't. The iPod touch is second gen and the phone is a samsung glyde.
 
tflournoy95 said:
i disagree. i think that adults say that kids shouldnt have stuff mostly because it was unavailable to them when they were kids so they think the kids should suffer too. parents should tell their kids to buy their own computer. thats what my parents did and it increased my responsibility ten-fold. in fact im still on the same computer from 5 years ago that i bought when i was 9. yes i bought it. not my parents.
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Uhh I had a computer from age 8 and I could call that mine even though it was a desktop. Im not selfish to want to deprive my kids of things because I didnt have them that is stupid. My kids should have more than what I had simple.

Im more concerned with things like porn and other things I feel are unwholesome and easily accessed on a pc with the internet.

I had a computer since 8 but I didnt get internet until say 16.
 
If it's any consolation, I'm 52 and dropped my Blackberry in the toilet the other day. Had to buy another one!

Sorry this happened to you, but you have been "grown up" about it and did learn a valuable lesson. Good luck!

Don't use your cell phones near the toilet! ;)
 
Yasmeen said:
Earlier today I was video chatting with my friend when I accidently spilled coke on my Macbook Pro. (BTW, my battery on my computer was low when this happened)

Of course I started freaking out.
I spilled the coke on the keyboard and on the key pad. When it happened the track pad and the keyboard stopped working so I shut down the computer. My dad turned it back on and the keyboard and track pad seem to be working ok. He sat the computer upright. He then began to charge the computer (stupid right, i know) and had the internet wire still in the computer.

After this we took the charge and the cable off the computer and put the computer upside to let it dry. (the computer is still off)
By the way this all happened in a 2 hour period

I am SUPER afraid to see what happens. I JUST got this computer for my birthday (April 17) and today is May 12th. Of course stupid Apple warranty won't cover liquid spills, so I don't know what to do. I know that they put in these sensors inside of the computer so if you try to go in to see if the warranty can cover it, they can just check the sensors (sneaky Apple!!)

Currently I have the computer upside (L position) and i'm just waiting. This computer cost SO much ( 1,300 + ) and now it could all be gone to waste. I'm always a klutz and this doesn't suprise me of what happened. I know that I was not careful and that it's all my fault. But what i'm asking is, what should i do now? Wait? if so, for how long?

(BTW, it wasn't PURE coke that fell. What fell out of the cup was water, but coke was in that cup so i'm pretty sure there was sugar traces left behind.)

Oh, and I have another question. I know that you can take the battery out for the MBP 15 and 17 inch, but I don't know about the 13 inch. I heard that you can't take the battery out for it because its a built in battery or something.

If the battery can be taken out, if I take it out will it be under warranty?


Please help.. I was hoping this computer would last at least 5 years but from that one little accidently I cut down the life span by a lot, saying that it will work. But i'm not even sure it will work anymore.

Help is definitely appreciated.

Also, if you are going to reply to this message, please keep it simple. I'm only 13 for crying out loud, LOL. (definitely not a laughing matter.)
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My friend, how can it be stupid apple to not cover a damage that you do to it?
You should open your computer and dry it with a cloth carefully, you already lost your warranty, pure water (not the one you drink) does not conduct electricity and wouldn't do any damage, but the minerals inside any water and even worse in coke do the damage, open it and remove everything out of it and clean it up

If it survives be more careful and if it won't you really learned your lesson one sure thing is that if i was your father i wouldn't buy you a +600$ computer till you can work to buy your own one


EDIT: Again, don't worry about your warranty, it's voided already, you can open it as much as you want
 
Alvi said:
My friend, how can it be stupid apple to not cover a damage that you do to it?
You should open your computer and dry it with a cloth carefully, you already lost your warranty, pure water (not the one you drink) does not conduct electricity and wouldn't do any damage, but the minerals inside any water and even worse in coke do the damage, open it and remove everything out of it and clean it up

If it survives be more careful and if it won't you really learned your lesson one sure thing is that if i was your father i wouldn't buy you a +600$ computer till you can work to buy your own one


EDIT: Again, don't worry about your warranty, it's voided already, you can open it as much as you want
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1. I think you're a bit late onto the boat. This mishap happened 3 weeks ago so clean up advise is no longer needed. Besides, she'd probably kill the MBP if she messed with the internals.
2. There is nothing wrong with a 13 y.o. owning a computer. I don't particularly like my kids using or hogging my computer, that's why they have their own.
3. If you read through the thread, she's already had plenty of lecturing and grilling (and sound advise saying that).
4. Accidental occurrences of spillages on computer hardware are not confined to 13 year olds.

I think this thread is virtually done now. :)
 
about an hour ago I had a similar run in. I had a can of mt. dew about a foot away from my computer. My iphone was plugged into my macbook pro 17 and i thought i pulled the charger out of the phone. When i walked away with the phone the usb cable pulled the full can of mt. dew over the top of my keyboard. I immedietely hard powered down flipped it over and grabbed a towel underneath it (also unplugged everything) and while it was upside down I grabbed a can of air and started spraying between the keys to try and get the fluid to blow out of from underneath the keyboard onto the towel. From spill to can of air was less than 30 seconds. after the can of air ran out I left the computer upside down for about 45 min. I then sprayed some "spray away" on a rag and worked it into the keys and cleaned off the top and sides and everything else on the macbook other than the screen. I'm writing this from my macbook and it seems that I suffered very little damage from this event.
A couple keys are a little sticky mostly the "A" key and the "LSHFT" key.

Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do next? Should I use any type of cleaner? can I take the keyboard out and clean behind it? I have all the tools necessary to do so.

Can the the soda inside cause permanent damage over time?

Any suggestions would be great.
Thank you!

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bigjobby said:
1. I think you're a bit late onto the boat. This mishap happened 3 weeks ago so clean up advise is no longer needed. Besides, she'd probably kill the MBP if she messed with the internals.
2. There is nothing wrong with a 13 y.o. owning a computer. I don't particularly like my kids using or hogging my computer, that's why they have their own.
3. If you read through the thread, she's already had plenty of lecturing and grilling (and sound advise saying that).
4. Accidental occurrences of spillages on computer hardware are not confined to 13 year olds.

I think this thread is virtually done now. :)
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agree
 
Try Rice!

You may want to try covering the MBP in dry uncooked rice. Sounds crazy I know but left my iPhone in bowl of rice for 48hrs after it got covered in Coffee after a french press exploded, the rice dried the phone out including the screen and it continued worked as if nothing had happened!
 
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