How to handle when you dump water on your laptop

For many different reasons, if you use your computer to spill water and disaster more often if the machine contains a lot of important data, you can apply some of the following methods to grant Quick rescue.

How to save a laptop when you accidentally dump water

The liquid spilled into the laptop would be a disaster

Perform emergency rescue operations

1. Remove the removable parts on the computer (mouse, cable, UB .) immediately from the computer.
2. Wipe the exterior of the device and open the laptop screen to the maximum, keeping the laptop in the direction of the screen and the keyboard facing down, then wiping all wet surfaces with a soft cloth.
3. Remove the hard drive very quickly, because most laptops today are designed to remove the hard drive with a screw. If you are using machines like Ultrabook, you must remove the entire back cover, just like removing the battery. Quickly removing the hard drive from the laptop will also help you keep important documents on your computer from being damaged.

It is necessary to quickly remove the hard drive from the laptop to prevent corrupted data storage

After drying the device, let it sit still for a few hours and try opening the computer again to see the result. Normally, if only a little water is poured in, it is likely that the machine will still run well but if it is spilled or the liquid is tea or coffee, the level of damage will be more serious.

Note: The dryer should not be used to make a "hygroscopic" way because a high temperature dryer will affect components and especially electrostatic damage to the circuits inside the machine.

If the device still doesn't work, you have 2 ways to solve the problem.

The first way : You can bring the machine to repair shops (if the machine has warranty period, you should apply this way).

The second way: Remove the device and fix it yourself, this way requires you to have a computer knowledge.

How to disassemble the machine

You need to unpack your laptop to see how bad the device is. The steps include:

- Find a screwdriver and a thin butter knife. You need to use a screwdriver to remove the screw and use a knife to relieve and remove the cover.

Operation to remove the keyboard on a laptop needs to be done skillfully

- Many models will allow you to remove the keyboard holder lid into the camera body. If your device is designed in this format, remove the screws. Do it carefully and slowly to avoid damaging or breaking the wires at difficult to detect locations.

- When removing the keyboard , disassemble the cover and use the cutter to relieve it gently. If you can't disassemble the cover, you need to check if any screws have not been removed. If the cover has a cable plugged into the body, disassemble this cable.

- Remove the keyboard gently, avoiding breaking or damaging the cable. Usually the cable connecting the keyboard to the body will have a click to disassemble.

- After removing the keyboard, you need to see if the motherboard (mainboard) is wet or not. If the motherboard does not get wet, you do not need to unplug it. If so, you will have to disassemble the motherboard. First, wear gloves and an antistatic ring to avoid causing electrical impulses that could damage the device. Next, disconnect the cable that connects the parts on the motherboard. Remove the screws and remove the motherboard cable to the power board.

Use cotton swabs and dip 99 degree alcohol to clean the stains on components

- If the liquid that you poured into your laptop is not water, you need to use cotton swab of 99 degrees alcohol to clean the stains . If you see a part of the liquid that you spill into, damage a toothbrush into the alcohol, then scrub the damage and then use a wet towel. Soft to wipe.

- You can use a compressed air tank and spray it on the cleaned part so that the alcohol evaporates faster. Once completed, you will need to let the components dry out for more than a day (you can turn on the fan to make the component dry faster).

Absolutely do not use a hair dryer because it can damage components.

- After that, perform the task of reassembling all the components on the computer and try turning on the device again to see the results.