[saranwarp]

After absolutely babying my Al 1 GHz 15" for eight months, I finally had a mishap and it was a bad one. I knocked a beer (Harpoon IPA, if you were wondering) forward and everything that spilled out went right into the PB's guts. It was foaming up and the computer stayed on for about 6 or 7 seconds before going kaput. I held it upside down for a minute or two to drain all the liquid out.

Is there any hope? Can my computer survive a third of a beer? I don't care about the files...almost all of the important stuff has been backed up.

[mgehman]

Originally posted by saranwarp:
After absolutely babying my Al 1 GHz 15" for eight months, I finally had a mishap and it was a bad one. I knocked a beer (Harpoon IPA, if you were wondering) forward and everything that spilled out went right into the PB's guts. It was foaming up and the computer stayed on for about 6 or 7 seconds before going kaput. I held it upside down for a minute or two to drain all the liquid out.

Is there any hope? Can my computer survive a third of a beer? I don't care about the files...almost all of the important stuff has been backed up.

My bet is that it is dead. I would take it to a Genius Bar if you have one of them around, but I wouldn't be hopeful. If you had it insured you can probably make a claim, otherwise it will probably be an odd smelling door stop. Sorry

[Winnipeg]

I was taught to rinse my camera equipment with distilled water if it came into significant contact with salt water or sticky fluids. Not uch help, eh.

Good luck

[KeriVit]

i like beer and i like powerbooks, but they don't mix.

I would try any suggestions people have since it toast anyway...

such as- the rinsing with water theory... keyboard any way.

i'm sorry for you.

[Peabo]

mmmm....beer

[mgehman]

Originally posted by z0ne81:

mmmm....beer

very nice lol

[shabbasuraj]

a friend did whta you did to her 12" PB ...

result...

dead...

[iREZ]

If it is indeed dead, I would open that sucker up and try to clean everything up myself, if still no luck, I'd chuck some of working things on ebay and salvage some cash to help you get a new book. Good luck dude.

[nelliott]

I did exactly the same thing to my iBook - knocked about a third of a bottle of beer over it (Stella Artois for those interested) which killed it pretty much instantly. When I opened it up a couple of days later (after letting it dry out) it was clear that the logic board was fried - the stickyness of the alchohol had fused it.

In the end our home insurance covered it, and I managed to sell the iBook and battery separately on Ebay for �300, so maybe give that a try if your pbook is dead.

[ryju]

That's so funny I'm drinking a beer and surfing on my PowerBook now!

[MrForgetable]

Originally posted by ryju:
That's so funny I'm drinking a beer and surfing on my PowerBook now!

don't spill.

[mgehman]

Originally posted by MrForgetable:
don't spill.

But if you do spill make sure it's one of those watery light beers, less sticky - tastes great

[ryju]

Originally posted by mgehman:
But if you do spill make sure it's one of those watery light beers, less sticky - tastes great

It was a Molson's Canadian

[mgehman]

Originally posted by ryju:
It was a Molson's Canadian

Oooo, no don't spill the reasonably good beer, use Miller or Bud. You know the ones that are like having sex in a canoe

[ryju]

Originally posted by mgehman:
Oooo, no don't spill the reasonably good beer, use Miller or Bud. You know the ones that are like having sex in a canoe

F*cking close to water?

[MrForgetable]

Originally posted by ryju:
F*cking close to water?

and when you flip the canoe, you won't feel bad because it was a cheap piece of junk anyways?

[romeosc]

Originally posted by MrForgetable:
and when you flip the canoe, you won't feel bad because it was a cheap piece of junk anyways?

1. Remove Keyboard

2. Put in some prezels and nuts to go with beer.

[MilkmanDan]

Never drink and compute. Its a combination for disaster.

[Mafia]

d.e.a.d.

this always makes me so nervous because often i ccome home from a nite of drinking and immediatly want to check things and i know one spill and my pbook is GONE!!! i usually keep my beer on the floor and if i spill it...hey its just carpet u know.


mafia

[STAT]

Originally posted by mgehman:
My bet is that it is dead. I would take it to a Genius Bar if you have one of them around, but I wouldn't be hopeful.

How ironic! LOL!

[jamil5454]

I did the same thing with coffee (drugs are bad...) onto my iBook, but it was only an ounce or two. I immediately took off the keyboard and wiped the inside with a paper towel. Luckily it didn't get past that metal plate under the keyboard. It's a good thing I spilled on the right side, cause on the left side is my Airport card and RAM.

But yeah, if I were you I'd buy a cheap 2.5"-->3.5" HDD dongle to test your harddrive in another computer. You could try to sell it as-is, but I think you'll get more for individual parts and then use the logic board as a souvenir.

[JHromadka]

Exact same thing happened to me, except for me it was Shiner Bock. I opened the casing and had a fan blow on it overnight, prayed, and it worked like a champ from then on out. I eventually sold the TiBook to a friend a few years later, and it works to this day.

[benwhanlee]

drinking and surfing is how i end up looking at porn...

[crazeazn]

you should have immediately turned it off wiped it down with distilled water and taken it apart then let air dry overnight... ive been pushed into pools sooo many times with cell phones, and this usually remeidies it.. sorry to hear about your loss...

[AlbanianGenome]

thats just a nightmare story, especially since your the type of guy that babied it. You must really be down in the dumps after this one.