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Macbook turns off by itself (Spilled Milk, dried it for 4 days)
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My cat was using the laptop while sipping her glass of milk, which she accidentally knocked over onto the keyboard.
I jumped in and disconnected the power cord and battery, let it dry out for 4 days, and turned it back on.
It turns on just fine, but it turns off after 3 minutes. So i turned it back on and it shut off shortly thereafter.
I noticed that the battery on the top bar, displays a X.
Im using another computer to write to you. Checked it out on apples website to see what the x meant, needed some battery update 1.2. but i checked my 2minute macbook, and it had 1.3.
I thought the spill might have messed up the battery, so i removed it and ran it on the charger. The macbook turned on just fine, like the previous times, but still shut off by itself. So i guess, BATTERY NOT AN ISSUE?!?!
I tried running on the battery, without the charger, and it gave me the same result!!!!
I waited another 3 days, without any use of the macbook, and i wondered what else it could be. So now I turn it on, log into my profile, wait 1 minute, close the lid, and see that the sleep light is on. the charger is currently displaying ORANGE (CHARGING) i close the lid again, for a few minutes, open it up again, listen to a song, close the lid, REPEAT CYCLE. lol. The great thing now is that it doesnt turn off on me.
I cant think of anything else.
Edit; (quick questions answered)
Everything has been backed up! - Zombie Punk
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Last edited by halidbeslic; Aug 15, 2008 at 02:21 PM.
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First up, you've backed up everything of value, right?
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OK, well, you never know... What's most likely happened is that the milk residue is causing a short circuit somewhere. If you want to try, I would disassemble it, and gently clean it, first with compressed air and a small brush, and, if that does not work, with a lint free cloth and a little distilled (not normal) water. This is risky though, you might cause more harm than good if you're not careful.
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Thank You zombie punk!
But being the careless person that i am, i might set the house on fire.
Thanks for the great tip, your help is very much appreciated
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ibook_steve i looked trough the sticky before i posted this, but i could not find any relevant issues like mine.
ISSUE: macbook turning off
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Last edited by halidbeslic; Aug 16, 2008 at 05:57 PM.
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Well it's liquid so it's all relevant. I'd dry it out for a three or four days more as there may still be some liquid in there.
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im past the drying part seanc
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Originally Posted by halidbeslic 
im past the drying part seanc
Dry it out more. 
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