Water and Beeping

Hi There,

I spilled water (not too much, but that doesn't seem to matter) on my MacBook Pro 13'' two nights ago. My response was to immediately turn the laptop upside down so that any water would drain out; it powered off by itself with the screen going black, which worried me. I live in the desert so decided to leave my macbook turned upside down and set atop a towel in an unairconditioned room for two days to bake, so to speak (no moisture in the air here and temperature range is 70-105). I then attempted to power it up, at which point it made single, continuous beeping noises at five second intervals. No other signs. In order to stop the beeping, I had to hold down the power key so as to shut down the system. The only other thing I've noticed is that the power indicator lights along the left side don't seem to work. One of the lights was initially flashing on occasion after the spill, but now there is nothing.


Any ideas? I surmise from reading through threads that the problem may relate to a corrupted or dislodged memory stick, or else the logic board has been damaged. I am not near an Apple store, so I'm really left to my own devices for now. Thanks for your input.

 

Thanks for the input. I had read mixed remarks about using rice to dessicate the laptop. Rice does absorb moisture, but it can also deposit all kinds of dust and particles into the crevices of your Macbook, increasing the possiblity of corrosion. I decided to leave it to the hot summer sun, for better or worse

 

Great suggestion, thanks. I was planning on opening it up tomorrow, and will give compressed air a shot.

 

Well, opened it up and everything seemed okay on the inside. I used compressed air to clean out any dust and residue and to be sure there was no moisture, of which there was none. Still no dice. The odd thing is that when I plugged it in (power adaptor lights normal orange but the side indicator lights only work when I plug in or unplug, but not in between), the macbook immediately starts in with the single beeps at five second intervals without my even pressing the power button. I'm thinking it may be the mother board that is damaged or else something with the battery. Does anyone have insights or happen to have experienced this?