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    Toshiba + Water = Not recommended

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by arlab, Nov 19, 2009.

  1. arlab

    arlab Notebook Evangelist

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    Greetings.

    A whole bottle of water was spilled over my Toshiba's keyboard... Water is coming out from the fan...

    What should I do to ensure everything is dried? Should I open the laptop?

    (I want to repair it under warranty, afterwards)
     
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  2. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Does the warranty cover water damage?

    I would open the notebook. Dry it out. take out the CMOS battery.
    Not sure if opening the notebook would void the warranty or not.
     
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  3. arlab

    arlab Notebook Evangelist

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    I doubt it, that's why I'm thinking of saying it was something else... :)

    Does water leave any traces? I mean, if they open the notebook, will they be able to say the malfunction is derived from water damage?
     
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  4. moral hazard

    moral hazard Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Yes I think there would definatly be some rust. I had a notebook with water damage, there was rust on some metal parts.

    I think you should take it apart and dry it out.
    Maybe read the warranty policy and see if just taking apart the notebook will void the warranty.

    If there are no stickers, I dont think you will void the warranty by taking it apart.

    I'm not sure.
     
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  5. Ingvarr

    Ingvarr Notebook Deity

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    Most modern electronics also uses special water-sensitive stickers in key places all around - it makes very easy to detect even traces of water damage, because water-sensitive sticker instantly changes color even if comes to touch with droplet of water.

    Drying up by itself is no good, since water is never 100% pure and traces of soluble salt will remain on electronics, eventually (in months time usually) causing corrosion and failure. Proper procedure that service centers use is clean up in ultrasonic bath which uses special solution to remove traces of soluble salts, then drying up.
     
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  6. 80sGuy

    80sGuy Notebook Consultant

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    I'm pretty sure Toshiba won't cover damages caused by negligence. The only brand I know of that covers water spills or any accidental damages caused by new ownership would be Asus, they cover that for 1 year on a two year warranty.
    Open it up and clean it yourself, you have nothing to lose and your laptop might just end up working like normal again.
     
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  7. gpgp00

    gpgp00 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I used denatured alcohol on a cell phone that went through the wash to clean up the printed circuit board, metal contacts, etc.

    You may want to google using it for this purpose for technique and to get more input. My phone was okay after that! I got it in the paint department at a home improvement store.

    Time can be of the essence to keep corrosion down to a minimal.
     
    gpgp00, Nov 19, 2009
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