Water Damage

Thomas A Reed wrote:

What you can do is get a bag big enough for your computer. Put a bunch of uncooked rice and your MBP in there and seal it up. The rice will help absorb moisture.

No, no, no! That is very bad advice! Rice can get in vents, ports and the optical drive and cause even more problems, especially if some of the rice ends up in a puddle inside the machine and degenerates into a sticky starchy goo. That's really not something you want inside your Mac!

Not that I think it'll make much difference in this particular case, though.

You obviously have to be careful. Put the rice in, lay the laptop on top and seal it. The idea isnt to bury the computer.

Without disassembling the laptop completely, there are many little pockets that can hold moisture for days. Rice is very absorbant and actually ***** moistire out of the air. In a sealed bag it will create a far dryer and less humid atmosphere than sitting open on your countertop. There is a reason why most electronics are package with those silka gel packs. Same principle.

Lets just agree to disagree.

Yeah, the fact that it turned off is not good. It probably fried, unfortunately. But, as you say, the warranty is void anyway, so it can't hurt do open it up, take out the battery and give it a good drying. Just don't use heat! No putting it in the sun, no hairdryers, no heat lamps, etc. Also, don't use the "rice trick." That's good for wet cell phones, but not so good for a computer, as the rice will get inside and cause problems of its own. Just air dry with the case open for a few days.

Hope for the best, but plan for the worst... assume right now that it's dead and you won't be disappointed in a few days if that turns out to be true.

The fact that it shut down is not a good sign. Wouldn't hurt to disconnect the battery but you need special tools to remove it. On some MBPs you can actually disconnect the battery without having to remove it. At this point any damage has likely already been done, so disconnecting the battery will likely have little effect.

What you can do is get a bag big enough for your computer. Put a bunch of uncooked rice and your MBP in there and seal it up. The rice will help absorb moisture.

What you can do is get a bag big enough for your computer. Put a bunch of uncooked rice and your MBP in there and seal it up. The rice will help absorb moisture.

No, no, no! That is very bad advice! Rice can get in vents, ports and the optical drive and cause even more problems, especially if some of the rice ends up in a puddle inside the machine and degenerates into a sticky starchy goo. That's really not something you want inside your Mac!

Not that I think it'll make much difference in this particular case, though.

There's no reason to seal a closed laptop up in a bag with rice when you could open the case and let it air dry naturally. Not only does the former risk getting rice inside the machine, it also limits the potential for water absorption. An open laptop drying naturally can dissipate water into a much larger environment than the inside of a plastic bag.