Nescafe meets Sony Vaio . . . .
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OK IT lads and lasses of the PH collective - Serious question time :
What is the best course of action for a laptop that has just had the best part of a mug of coffee knocked over it ?
It was working great, then decided to pick up a wireless network even though the card is turned off. It now takes an age to boot up and login.
Do I just leave it to dry out ?
I have removed the battery and DVD player to let some air through it - will this help ?
Simon
What is the best course of action for a laptop that has just had the best part of a mug of coffee knocked over it ?
It was working great, then decided to pick up a wireless network even though the card is turned off. It now takes an age to boot up and login.
Do I just leave it to dry out ?
I have removed the battery and DVD player to let some air through it - will this help ?
Simon
When I dropped my (turned on) mobile phone in to the (full) sink at work it turned itself off straight away. I took the battery off and left it on the radiator for the rest of the day until it had dried out fully. Works fine except for the side buttons which have given up the ghost.
You could try WD40 as it's a water repellant and doesn't conduct electricity.
You could try WD40 as it's a water repellant and doesn't conduct electricity.
130tdi said:
Black, no sugar !
Is Nescafe worse than other brands ?
Simon
that, at least is in your favour. IIRC its the sugar in coffee that shags 'puter parts.... leave it to dry out thoroughly and it will *probably be OK.
* standard disclaimer of responsibility if its just an ornate doorstop from now on
TheHobbit said:
Black, no sugar !
Is Nescafe worse than other brands ?
Simon
that, at least is in your favour. IIRC its the sugar in coffee that shags 'puter parts.... leave it to dry out thoroughly and it will *probably be OK.
* standard disclaimer of responsibility if its just an ornate doorstop from now on
So using it now might not be too good an idea ?
switch it off you impatient bugger! 
I now have the laptop in question back up and running - I'm using it to post.
It seems to be running perfectly normally. The only problem seems to be during boot up.
The press CTRL-ALT-DELETE screen comes up really quick as does the enter password box. It then takes 3 - 4 minutes to display the 'loading personal setings' and another couple of minutes for the desktop to finish loading.
This seems far too long compared to normal.
Is the coffee incident likely to cause such a delay in logging in or have I more than likely got another problem somewhere ?
Spyware / Adware show no results neither does Norton AV, all of which are upto date.
Any assistance most greatfully received and listened to
It seems to be running perfectly normally. The only problem seems to be during boot up.
The press CTRL-ALT-DELETE screen comes up really quick as does the enter password box. It then takes 3 - 4 minutes to display the 'loading personal setings' and another couple of minutes for the desktop to finish loading.
This seems far too long compared to normal.
Is the coffee incident likely to cause such a delay in logging in or have I more than likely got another problem somewhere ?
Spyware / Adware show no results neither does Norton AV, all of which are upto date.
Any assistance most greatfully received and listened to
Glad it's OK. My laptop often 'hangs' for several minutes after logging on to XP. I've found that pressing the space bar when it's hung brings it to life *instantly*, although sometimes the wireless network isn't initialised.
So I suspect your wireless adapter for this pause. That's what I blame for mine.
So I suspect your wireless adapter for this pause. That's what I blame for mine.
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