Swimming Laptop
When a glass of liquid is spilled over a laptop or into a computer, the first thing you should do is pull out the power lead and remove the battery. The liquid itself is unlikely to harm the machine, it’s only when there is power running through it and the liquid causes a short circuit between internal components that damage will occur. If you act quickly and remove all power sources, the machine can usually be carefully dried out and restored to working order. If you can remove other components such as the keyboard, hard drive, RAM etc. this will aid the drying process. Once the majority of the liquid has been removed, leave the components in a warm place for a day or two before powering the machine up again. If all else fails then speak to your IT support company about data recovery services.
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