Macbook Air Possible steam damage please help!

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Macbook Air Possible steam damage please help!

I have a 2014 11 inch Macbook Air which until today has worked perfectly and is great. I left my Macbook in the bathroom while the bath was running for approximately 10 minutes and a further 15 after the taps were turned off, with the door closed, the room became pretty steamy but not excessively so. When i next turned on my Mac, the battery would not charge, no light would come from the charger and where you should normally see a level and percentage figure to indicate battery life, there is a simple 'X' in the middle of the battery. In addition, the fan is going crazy! I have no doubt the steam was what caused this, and the mac had no direct contact with water, what options do i have to fix all of the outlying problems?

MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2014), iOS 8.1.3

Posted on Jan 28, 2015 1:18 PM

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my ginger

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Jan 28, 2015 2:43 PM in response to charles.williams

Probably should let it set and get dry, maybe overnight. But, when you do start it up do this. First zap the pram, command/option/p/r while holding down the power button for three chimes , release and continue boot. As for the X for battery icon, do this. SMC reset, hold down command/option/shift keys and power button for 10 seconds, release and reboot. If you are going to start it up right away , at least dry out the end of the mag safe adapter and where it plugs into the Macbook Air.

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