Water Damaged Penisdick (4 Viewers)

Maher

Maher

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Andy said:
Well, my laptop was drenched in water while the power cord was plugged in and in sleep mod. It must have been sitting in water for a good 6 hours before I noticed. Now it's pretty obvious the laptop is shot barring a miracle, but how likely is it that I'll be able to recover any data from the hard drive after this scenario? I mean, the thing must have been completely drenched.

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Apr 22, 2003
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Andy, all you gotta do is keep the thing switched off and leave it out to dry for a good week or so. Water doesn't destroy electronics, short circuits do. The last thing you want to do is turn it on prematurely to see if it works. If you're feeling adventurous, you can get some pure alcohol and pour it all over the place to clean out the circuits then let it dry out.
 
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Bjerknes

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    gray said:
    Andy, all you gotta do is keep the thing switched off and leave it out to dry for a good week or so. Water doesn't destroy electronics, short circuits do. The last thing you want to do is turn it on prematurely to see if it works. If you're feeling adventurous, you can get some pure alcohol and pour it all over the place to clean out the circuits then let it dry out.
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    I tried to turn it on without knowing it was water-damaged the same day, and I was wondering WTF happened. Then I went back to where it was and saw the place drenched. So it's pretty much cooked, unfortunately.

    Would the alcohol thing still work after trying to turn it on?
     
    Maher

    Maher

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    Andy said:
    I tried to turn it on without knowing it was water-damaged the same day, and I was wondering WTF happened. Then I went back to where it was and saw the place drenched. So it's pretty much cooked, unfortunately.

    Would the alcohol thing still work after trying to turn it on?
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    buy a new one and forget about it
     
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    Bjerknes

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    swag said:
    It's all I use at work now. Slick and sweet. I actually have one with the jumbo monitor. Which isn't horrible for traveling, but it's a lot trickier than the standard one. I've written to you all on it from Torino and India, etc., on it, but you need a special-sized bag and it's a little more awkward in airports, etc.

    But you really don't need to consider a separate monitor then...
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    I'm getting a Macbook Pro on Saturday. :weee:
     
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