Will baby oil kill macbook pro? It is still working and I do not know if I should do anything orr just pray?

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Will baby oil kill macbook pro? It is still working and I do not know if I should do anything orr just pray?

In a bedroom accident, the wife and I spilled baby oil into my MacBook Pro. (let the jokes begin)

Amazingly, it still works fine. I know that is a scented mineral oil and that it is not too conductive.

I took it to our local apple dealer, who said it only has a month to live. While I never thought it would even start, I am now wondering if he was right.

Would you please address the folowiing questions

1. Should I do anything? if so, what?

2. Should I expect it to continue to live?

3. Is there any REAL danger other than killing the computer?

I have already backed up data, and am draining tthe oil to the best of myy ability.

MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011), iOS 5.1.1

Posted on Jul 31, 2012 7:01 AM

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Answer 1

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Jul 31, 2012 8:28 AM in response to cwdendurent1

1. back up the entire hard drive.

2. No.

3. No, although death may not be instantaneous it is not long for this world.

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JoeyR

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Jul 31, 2012 10:48 AM in response to cwdendurent1

Surprisingly enough, a popular project is for people to make systems completely submerged in mineral oil. It is a very poor conductor:

http://www.google.com/search?q=mineral+oil+computer&sugexp=chrome,mod=9&sourceid =chrome&ie=UTF-8

The problem is that those systems are designed to remain in the oil. Once you get something like oil on a system that's used in a more traditional sense, you can expect dust and other contaminants to build up quickly. There's not really much you can do to prevent that. Over time, that build up can result in cooling or other issues. If it gets in fans or other moving parts, over time, build up can cause them to fail as well.

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