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    Is there a way to tell if water was spilled?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by makshim, May 10, 2008.

  1. makshim

    makshim Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do T61's have a sticker or something that tells Lenovo if you spilled water like cell phones do? I know there is a white sticker where the battery goes, and part of it is clear now. Is that it?
     
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  2. Tim

    Tim Notebook Virtuoso

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    I have never heard of this. Did you accidentally spill water on your laptop and kill it? Do you have accidental protection warranty?
    Tim
     
    Tim, May 10, 2008
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    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Tim: For cell phones, they all have a 'sticker' on the battery, which changes colours if there was any contact with a liquid, so they can tell whether or not the phone died from water spill.

    As for laptops, I can't say for sure, however, I would really not be surprised if they had a few strips of stickers at certain areas.
     
    coriolis, May 10, 2008
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    I know that Apple laptops have a liquid sensor sticker on their laptops, but I'm not too sure about ThinkPads.
     
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  5. makshim

    makshim Notebook Enthusiast

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    When you remove the battery on your laptops what does your sticker look like?

    Mine is like this, I can't remember if it was ever solid white, or always looked like this.

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    makshim, May 21, 2008
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    Mine has discoloration just like that. It covers more uniformly though.

    However I did get mine used off of ebay, so I cant say anything about liquid spillage! dOh!
     
    DieCommie, May 21, 2008
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    Looks like a pregnancy test :D
     
    The Fire Snake, May 21, 2008
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    It's pretty obvious on a laptop since it easily rusts and leaves large stains (even if you clean it). If it's liquid damage, 9 times out of 10 a good tech will be able to spot it.
     
    Lithus, May 21, 2008
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