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cocaine
12-04-2009, 01:03 PM
yeahh. it happened. it was only on the left side of the keyboard anyway.

its been in the airing cupboard forr 3 days now. the laptop itself turns on, but the screen wont. dell quoted 200 pounds and a 14 day wait for it, butt theres a few computer specialists round here that will fix it for less.

i know it damages my warranty, but its only got likee 3 weeks left of it anyway.

:Niccie
12-04-2009, 01:40 PM
Sometimes the water dries and some parts can be recovered i guess try recover other parts

:Technical
12-04-2009, 02:20 PM
Take of the frame and make sure the screen is plugged in, because if you dropped it theres a chance the screen wire could have unplugged.

If it is the water that has damaged it then try and dry inside the laptop - if it still wont work then you best off getting a computer shop to do it because in my opinion Dell is too expensive and too long to wait.

Take it to a computer shop and get it done there and then and it'l cost around £60.00.

Laggings
12-04-2009, 03:36 PM
Make sure everything is plugged in. If it is, the water messed with the screen to motherboard connection, and you'll have to get it fixed.

Sixiz
12-04-2009, 04:00 PM
This happend to me Yesterday which is why i didnt write a rare values report, but when i pressed the letter " a " the letter's and symbols' 'fddsa Would follow after it. and the same with quite a few other letters. just keep it turned on as it will heat up and dry faster.

PoizZoNxX
12-04-2009, 04:01 PM
This happend to me Yesterday which is why i didnt write a rare values report, but when i pressed the letter " a " the letter's and symbols' 'fddsa Would follow after it. and the same with quite a few other letters. just keep it turned on as it will heat up and dry faster.
I was wondering why you didn't write one

Laggings
12-04-2009, 06:18 PM
Even if it is dry, the water has already done the damage.

Trinity
13-04-2009, 12:35 AM
My old laptop was indestructible, it had water and beer spilt over it countless times, and always worked perfectly, even when I threw it. As long as you don't turn it on until it's completely dry, it usually works perfectly.

As your screen won't turn on, the water has probably already done the damage, so it doesn't matter if you dry it or not now.
I suggest you just go to the local specialists because it's cheaper, just make sure you check out the company first, you don't want them causing even more problems with it.

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