About 6 hours ago I spilled some water over my macbook pro's keypad it had a keyboard cover on, it turned off on its own, I immediately started drying it off with my hair dryer but it still won't switch on, any suggestions?
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5)
A trip to a repair facility is in order. Do not turn it on. Be prepared for a very negative diagnosis. Liquids and MBPs do not mix.
Ciao.
Do NOT try and turn it on again. This will certainly make any damage to your logicboard worse. Water + electrictiry=blown circuits. Do not attempt to dry internal componants in anyway (with a blowdryer, IE) anymore. This will make it worse. Disconnect any peripheral devices. Disconnect it from the AC charger. Try to avoid moving it around (particularly tilting, turning, etc). Bring it in as soon as possible to your nearest Apple Store for servicing. You most certainly will need a new logicboard, and possibly other components. Sorry.
leave it off for tomorrow if possible and use hair dryer again, if you can open the unicover and see if there is a water inside: near the battery, fan, charging unit, CD, HDD.
I experienced same thing last month, but in my case I spilled soda and kept it ON (foolish move), when I took it to apple service, it need huge replacement for keyboard panel, charging, USB,audio hub unit, cost me around 600$, so take care.
cheers
Thanks guys for your help, but I took my macbook to an apple service centre and they found out there was no liquid damage and since I still had my warranty they repaired it and I got it back almost good as new and fully functional within 5 working days :)
You are one of the very fortunate few who have escaped the liquid disaster. Keep two things in mind, DO NOT drink near your MBP (you may not be so lucky next time) and have your data backed up.
Good luck.
Ciao.
If I ever heard a good definition of the phrase, "dodging a bullet," this is it!
Another thing to consider before something like this happens again: many homeowners'/renters' insurance policies cover accidental damage to computers, subject to a deductible. Some have it in the basic policy; other may require a thing called a "rider."
My son and his family live in a apartment and, when they bought renters' insurance, they we able to get a low-cost rider that covered their two Macs and his gaming systems (I lost count of how many!) . They are on a tight budget yet the extra coverage was appealing affordable.
Spilled water over my macbook pro
