My boyfriend just bought a macbook pro off a friend and the first night i spilled wine on it. He took it on his holiday the next day and discovered about 8 keys or so are not working. Which happens to be the keys in his password, therefore he cannot get in at all. We have goggled it and various responses have come up. Can anyone give me some advice? he wants to take it apart and clean it with a q-tip but we opened it up and it just looks complicated. any help would be ideal. thanks. Everything else seems to be working so far.
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WINE SPILL, about 8 keys not working..HELP!
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Ouch! 
Im not sure a q-tip is going to fix your problem. Unfortunately, the wine and its sugars may have found its way into just about any or all of the underlying components. Obviously, your best bet is taking it to an Apple store and see what they can do for you. Good luck!
Im not sure a q-tip is going to fix your problem. Unfortunately, the wine and its sugars may have found its way into just about any or all of the underlying components. Obviously, your best bet is taking it to an Apple store and see what they can do for you. Good luck!
Sorry to hear
Cue tips are not going to do it. As a general rule, when a spill happens, the computer is often damaged for good. If you do not follow a certain protocol, then it is usually a goner. The protocol I speak of can be found here: ( http://guides.macrumors.com/Spilled_Liquid_On_My_Mac_or_Keyboard ). Wine will leave a residue upon drying that cue tips will not remove. If you have tried to start the computer since this, which it sounds as if you have, then the odds of it ever working right are low. More than likely, parts will need replacing. If nothing else, they will need a certain type cleaning, which I would not advise doing on your own. As said, an authorized Apple Service Center is probably your best bet, but if the computer was under warranty, it is voided as the warranty does not cover water damage. However, a homeowners policy can cover this, but if that is worth it is up to you.
Cue tips are not going to do it. As a general rule, when a spill happens, the computer is often damaged for good. If you do not follow a certain protocol, then it is usually a goner. The protocol I speak of can be found here: ( http://guides.macrumors.com/Spilled_Liquid_On_My_Mac_or_Keyboard ). Wine will leave a residue upon drying that cue tips will not remove. If you have tried to start the computer since this, which it sounds as if you have, then the odds of it ever working right are low. More than likely, parts will need replacing. If nothing else, they will need a certain type cleaning, which I would not advise doing on your own. As said, an authorized Apple Service Center is probably your best bet, but if the computer was under warranty, it is voided as the warranty does not cover water damage. However, a homeowners policy can cover this, but if that is worth it is up to you.
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In the meantime, you can use a USB keyboard or a Bluetooth keyboard to login and use the Macbook.
You don't need an Apple keyboard or anything like that, a $10 USB keyboard should work fine.
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I would first get it checked out and properly cleaned if necessary. It's all well and good replacing the keyboard, but you can't cover up the potential monster that lay beneath and pretend all is well.
I hope it was cheap wine. Hate to waste a good wine on a keyboard.
This would be the easiest, though inconvenient. Good luck!
Wine -= corrosion=dead Logic Board. Take it back to Apple, and keep your wine glass away from the Mac.
Golden rule of mine.NO food or drink near any of my devices....Ever.
Golden rule of mine.NO food or drink near any of my devices....Ever.
I have a better golden rule for me: don't spill food or drink on them. Every time I pick up a cup around my MacBook I am very conscious of my movements. No problems.