Water Spilt On Laptop

[cameliaheartfelt]

Water was spilt over apple mac laptop yesterday.we tried to dry it out with hairdryer from a distance,some keys weren't working and the delete button wouldn't work.Today when logging on,it says to putt in a password in the Mac OS box,which never seen before.It doesn't recognise usual password and when you press delete button now,it adds to the password!Do you think the laptop will ever get back to normal and what is wrong with it do you think?

[Brinjal]

I did the same thing with mine. Unfortunately water damages the contacts. It will need to go in for repair. They will probably replace keyboard.

[jackthehat]

I did the same with a cup of tea the other week....:o(
Plugging in an external USB keyboard has sorted the problem out although it is a little cumbersome.

[TransRiot]

You should have really left it for a few days to dry out in an airing cupboard or another warm and dry place. the biggest mistake you can do is turning it on a day after you've spilled some liquid on to it.

[daffy654]

It will need to go for repair, it will probably be very expensive to fix being an Apple product as the spare parts are very overpriced!

[ChuckFickens]

as mentioned above, the best bet is to leave it somewhere warm and dry for at least 24hours before switching it on again, then if it's only water that was spilt on it there is a good chance of it working fine again.

If not, then it would only need a new keyboard, which are actually surprisingly cheap for most macbooks, the charge for physically replacing it would probably be more if you can't DIY or know somebody that can.

[wolf63]

I did a similar thing with my MacBook a year or so ago. I couldn't find a local firm who would fix it. I eventually managed to get someone to replace the keyboard and it cost me £200. Maybe the shop that you got it from can help.

[cameliaheartfelt]

Thanks for all your help! The keyboard working now but some letters still not able to use. wonder if letters will ever come back, have you found this before? luckily, ive plugged in a keyboard!

[lcg]

it took two cups of tea, one glass of water and one glass of wine (sob!) to finish mine off!!! wait a few days to see if it will dry out (open and turned upside down if possible) and if not, away it goes. have you any insurance?