Spilled on your laptop?

well fuck i did! not on my good one though (thank the spaghetti monster). but it did kill my ability to watch movies on my tv seeing as i didn’t bother to check if my new laptop had an s-video output before i bought it?! so i’m pretty bummed right now :/ i was a wee bit drunk at the time and spilled heineken all over the keyboard when i was trying to setup the movie so i could pass out watching superman returns.. my dumbass just flipped the laptop over and shook it a couple times and put the movie back on.. whoops! so today i googled the correct way to prevent killing your laptop, turns out i did pretty much everything wrong. haha durrrrr. anyway if this ever happens to you (oh it will) here’s what you’re supposed to do.

How to Clean Up Laptop Spills: (courtesy of ehow.com)

STEP 1: Shut down the computer immediately.

STEP 2: Wipe up any liquid. Tilt the computer to the side to drain any liquids.

STEP 3: Remove any removable parts from the laptop, including the power cord, printer and mouse cables, the floppy drive, CD drive, modem cards and battery. Do not disassemble the laptop body to remove internal parts.

STEP 4: Once the parts are removed, gently lift the computer and turn it to the side and upside down to drain any liquid. Tilt the computer in a variety of directions to verify that there are no pools of liquid lurking, but be careful not to shake it or handle it roughly.

STEP 5: Repeat with the floppy drive and other removable parts.

STEP 6: Use a hair dryer on a cool setting to dry the laptop and its parts if you can.

STEP 7: Allow the computer and its removable parts to dry for 24 hours before you reassemble it and turn it back on. (If you are under a tight deadline, let the laptop dry for at least an hour before you reassemble it.)

STEP 8: If the computer does not work properly or does not turn on, bring it to a computer repair professional, although the damage might be irreparable. Spills are one of the leading causes of laptop deaths.

and if you own a PC and spill beer on your keyboard..

How to Clean Up Keyboard Spills (courtesy of ehow.com)

STEP 1: Unplug the keyboard.

STEP 2: If you spilled water, turn the keyboard over and let it drain and dry out for at least 24 hours.

STEP 3: If you spilled something sticky, try prying the small key caps off of the keyboard with a flathead screwdriver to get better access to the mess. Don’t remove the spacebar, the Enter key or other large key caps. (Take a picture of the keyboard layout, or make a quick sketch of it, before you remove any keys so you can put them back where you found them.)

STEP 4: Gently clean the keyboard with a wet cotton swab.

STEP 5: Replace the key caps after rinsing them and letting them dry.

STEP 6: Let everything dry for at least 24 hours before plugging the keyboard back in.

moral of the story, act faster than a crackhead runnin from the po-po.