Dropped some Water in my Laptop. What to do?

[Bacle2]

Hi, all:

I dropped some warm water yesterday; around 1.5 ounces in the keyboard of my laptop,
an HP G72: http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c02623152.pdf . I'm not knowledgeable-enough to experiment when it involves opening-up the computer to inspect for motherboard damage, which is what I think happened.

I used a napkin to dry it out right away, but the computer is not working right; some keys
in the keyboard are typing the incorrect letter and some are not producing any input at all. What's the best thing to do? Please note that I will not be able to answer right away; I borrowed a laptop
and I must return it in a few hours. Any suggestions, please?

 

[robphy]

http://www.google.com/search?q=water+keyboard+laptop

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

I dropped my phone in the toilet once and it dried and worked. I suspect the laptop is more vulnerable. It might be a lost cause if after it completely dries it doesn't work.

 

[256bits]

I dropped my phone in the toilet once and it dried and worked. I suspect the laptop is more vulnerable. It might be a lost cause if after it completely dries it doesn't work.

Try that with sunglasses that flush down the toilet and block it all up. Toilet had to be removed to dig the damn things out. No damage to the sunglasses - they just became that much more of an expensive brand.

 

[jedishrfu]

you could let it dry out or use compressed air to dry the keyboard. Removing keycaps may help with getting where the wetness is.

 

[Bacle2]

Thanks, RobPhy, all; Re RobPhy's list, I think I can handle most steps, except I'm worried about the issue of static electricityanyone know if putting the computer on top of the AC would help?

 

[harborsparrow]

open it up, dry it out really well, put it back together. pray a little.