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Notebook Drown
11 CommentsI was working late last night, attending a lengthy meeting with US & EU team at 1am. Yeah now you know that I have to work at weird hours while some of you are waiting for the USD1K PPP to flash on your screen. Anyway, this is not what I want to blog about.
As I was listening to the discussion, I saw an ant crawled pass and on to my keyboard. I picked up the keyboard, regretted I did that. The keyboard hit my cup of water and it split all over my notebook keypad. Oh no! Within 30 seconds the notebook switched off by itself. Not sure it was a safety feature or a short circuit inside. I didn’t panic because my data are all backup in my company’s server and I am getting a new unit soon.
Anyway, after the meeting was over, fortunately I was not hosting it. I took a cloth to wipe all the water away and took my hair dryer down to blow it dry. I was very tired as it was already 2am and had 8am meeting today. I put the notebook on my chair, pushed it below the fan and turn on the fan to dry it overnight.
Next morning, I turn it on. It did start and die. Blow it with the hair dryer for another 5-10 minutes. I started it again. This time was better it started running until the login screen. After that the blue screen appeared. I haven’t seen the blue screen for a while, sort of miss it. No choice, I had to call my IT helpdesk to request them to fix it.
I thought I might give it one last try to revive it, having “the never give up” attitude. I took the battery out. There was a hole to the internal parts. I pointed my hair dryer directly to the hole. I left it there for 30-40 minutes. I plug back everything and turn it on.
Wa la….my notebook came alive. My CPR method work. Either that or HP makes good notebook. I let it run for a while on its own, to keep the heat up to dry up the remaining water inside, if any. Now I am back to work. Sigh, I thought I can take a day off.
Tip of the day: If you have any high tech gadget that come into contact with water, it is best to turn it off immediately, take out the battery and dry it thoroughly with a hair dryer. Make sure it is dry off properly, you may need to open it or look for holes. It works.
Published on August 21, 2007 · Filed under: Technology;
11 Responses to “Notebook Drown”
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Julian said on August 21st, 2007 at 6:00 pm
Or buy Toshiba… its ANTI SPILL i think up to a certain amount of liquid… hehehehe… and its proven by myself… accidentally of course. No one would be in a sound mind to even pour water on a notebook..
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mybabybay said on August 21st, 2007 at 6:11 pm
Julian: I wish I can buy any brand of notebook but this one sponsored by my company. They choose the brand.
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jazzmint said on August 21st, 2007 at 8:28 pm
oh dear……lucky u
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Tracy said on August 22nd, 2007 at 1:00 am
Aiyo, I thought ur notebook fell into the bathtub. Too bad dat it ‘survived’ *hahaha*.
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chinnee said on August 22nd, 2007 at 7:09 am
poor notebook, luckily it is alive again 🙂
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Vien said on August 22nd, 2007 at 7:46 am
Great tip. I’ll let Jon know..haha..
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I thought it would be a good excuse for you to get a new notebook! Glad your lappie’s fine though.
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you are so lucky…
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Mamajo said on August 24th, 2007 at 9:34 am
I tried it on my h/phone too, and it works!! It is due to Isaac saliva…ha,ha
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sharine said on August 24th, 2007 at 10:26 am
Wow… great tips! First rule that apply to me… don’t panic….
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Thank you for the tip.. I hope I never have to use it though.
