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Josh_45 · 04-08-2008, 10:13 PM

Ok, my friend has a gateway tablet running tablet xp. well, she spilled like maybe, 3-4 oz of water from the f keys on down. she freaked and hairdried it all out, so it is dry now. She said that if i can find out whats wrong, i can have her new 650 dollar dell she bought! so, im trying to fix it really bad. when i plug in the charger, the light doesn't come on on the tablet to indicate a charge, so i got a new cord, and the light is still off. any ideas? like what should i test and how. i'd really like to think their is still hope.

[-0MEGA-] · 04-09-2008, 03:48 AM

If it was just water then there may still be hope, you will need to open the laptop up however, and make sure all the components inside are completely dry and aren't shorting out.

**The_Other_One** · 04-09-2008, 05:19 AM

As Omega said, there might be hope...however, there's one thing to remember about wet electronics. They're usually just fine UNTIL you try to power them. If she didn't remove the battery right away, or if it wasn't totally dry inside when you tried to power it back up, something may have fried...

Just recently I split some Dr Pepper on my keyboard. I quickly unplugged it from the mac and ran it under some water for a while, then let it dry over the weekend. You'd never know anything happened to it... I know a whole tablet is a bit more complex than a keyboard, but...yeah...

concorde · 04-09-2008, 11:53 PM

Be very particular about the LCD screen as moisture can find its way between the layers somehow... and if it is not completely dry, there will be dark blotches all over the screen if it even still works.

Josh_45 · 04-10-2008, 01:21 AM

Ok, she said it was off when it happened, and she waited like a day to turn it back on, so i guess i crack it open and inspectigate then.

just a noob · 04-10-2008, 01:39 AM

it might already be too late, but when you do open it up and you find anything that looks like it needs to be cleaned, use 91% higher isoprol(spell check) alcohol, or denatured alcohol (forgot which might want to ask someone else)

04-08-2008, 10:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Josh_45 New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 18	Don't laugh Ok, my friend has a gateway tablet running tablet xp. well, she spilled like maybe, 3-4 oz of water from the f keys on down. she freaked and hairdried it all out, so it is dry now. She said that if i can find out whats wrong, i can have her new 650 dollar dell she bought! so, im trying to fix it really bad. when i plug in the charger, the light doesn't come on on the tablet to indicate a charge, so i got a new cord, and the light is still off. any ideas? like what should i test and how. i'd really like to think their is still hope. __________________ sOOper nOOb! Confused since fall '07... But I'm tryin to change Ringo, I'm tryin real hard.

04-09-2008, 03:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	If it was just water then there may still be hope, you will need to open the laptop up however, and make sure all the components inside are completely dry and aren't shorting out. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

04-09-2008, 05:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	As Omega said, there might be hope...however, there's one thing to remember about wet electronics. They're usually just fine UNTIL you try to power them. If she didn't remove the battery right away, or if it wasn't totally dry inside when you tried to power it back up, something may have fried... Just recently I split some Dr Pepper on my keyboard. I quickly unplugged it from the mac and ran it under some water for a while, then let it dry over the weekend. You'd never know anything happened to it... I know a whole tablet is a bit more complex than a keyboard, but...yeah... __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

04-10-2008, 01:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
Josh_45 New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 18	Ok, she said it was off when it happened, and she waited like a day to turn it back on, so i guess i crack it open and inspectigate then. __________________ sOOper nOOb! Confused since fall '07... But I'm tryin to change Ringo, I'm tryin real hard.

04-10-2008, 01:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
just a noob Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: cardboard mansion Posts: 1,618	it might already be too late, but when you do open it up and you find anything that looks like it needs to be cleaned, use 91% higher isoprol(spell check) alcohol, or denatured alcohol (forgot which might want to ask someone else) __________________ FUGGER/K\|ngp\|n '08

04-09-2008, 11:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
concorde Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Washington Posts: 295	Be very particular about the LCD screen as moisture can find its way between the layers somehow... and if it is not completely dry, there will be dark blotches all over the screen if it even still works.

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