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From: Jon B on 7 May 2008 06:59
Tim Streater <tim.streater(a)dante.org.uk> wrote:

> In article <1igkiud.vitp0j16t30c6N%black.hole(a)jonbradbury.com>,
> black.hole(a)jonbradbury.com (Jon B) wrote:
>
> > Flavio Matani <flavio_mataniTAKETHISBITOUT(a)mac.com> wrote:
> >
> > > So it seems. I've tripped up and spilled coffee on the MacBook keyboard.
> > > At first the arrow keys got stuck or didn't respond. After a long
> > > shutdown and restart, the keyboard doesn't function at all. No light on
> > > the caps lock key (I know many of you hate it, but that's a bit beyond)
> > > or the numlock, no response from any key. Sys Profiler sees the
> > > keyboard, the trackpad works ok (thus far) but I can hear the trumpets
> > > of Doom of the four Angels calling...
> > >
> > > Ok, anything I could do before giving up and starting looking for those
> > > available Genius apointment slots?
> >
> > Turn it off and call your insurance company!
> >
> > If you haven't got backups remove the battery & ram cover slot & pull
> > the hd, remove the shielding from around the HD, ensure it is all dry
> > and go get a caddy to pull the data off (it'll fit a standard 3.5" SATA
> > drive case its the same connectors).
> >
> > I've got a works macbook that suffered the same fate two weeks ago up on
> > the shelf, it worked fine for a week, but the tea had gone under the
> > shield of the HD, across the battery where it then dripped under the
> > motherboard. So eventually it killed the HD and the graphics went
> > shortly afterwards. The only parts working are the screen & the CD drive
> > now.
>
> You have to act quick, remove battery, dismantle and wash in warm water,
> dry gently with warm air, and re-assemble. I've fixed a laptop that way
> (coca-cola) and a keyboard (yoghurt).

Yeah unfortunately they didn't come to me with the problem or mention
the tea incident until two weeks later when it was dead and the boards
were in a bad way. Because there was no immediate problems when they
spilt the tea on it, they just thought they'd got away with it and wiped
the tea off the top of the keyboard.
--
Jon B
Above email address IS valid.
<http://www.bramley-computers.co.uk/> Apple Laptop Repairs.
From: Flavio Matani on 7 May 2008 09:03
Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote:

> On 2008-05-07 10:01:55 +0100, ric <publicmail(a)infobubble.co.uk> said:
>
> > Black coffee? Milk? Sugar?
>
> Black, knowing Flavio.
>
> Cheers,

I feel there is an, hm, obscure joke lying in there somewhere... :P

It did have sugar in it and the fault seems to be progressive. I've
started it again and the keyboard does not work at all, caps lock and
num lock lights don't function. It doesn't seem to sleep properly
either, which is not a good sign at all (but then I don't sleep properly
either...). Seems to work alright with an external keyboard, apart from
the sleep thing.

Apparently it is covered and the house contents insurance people are
coming to take it away, ho-ho, heh-heh...

(as I said, haven't slept properly...)



--
flavio matani
guitar tuition
homepage.mac.com/flavio_matani/guitar/
www.livejournal.com/users/flavius_m/
From: Flavio Matani on 7 May 2008 09:07
Jon B <black.hole(a)jonbradbury.com> wrote:

> Tim Streater <tim.streater(a)dante.org.uk> wrote:
>
> > In article <1igkiud.vitp0j16t30c6N%black.hole(a)jonbradbury.com>,
> > black.hole(a)jonbradbury.com (Jon B) wrote:
> >
> > > Flavio Matani <flavio_mataniTAKETHISBITOUT(a)mac.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > So it seems. I've tripped up and spilled coffee on the MacBook keyboard.
> > > > At first the arrow keys got stuck or didn't respond. After a long
> > > > shutdown and restart, the keyboard doesn't function at all. No light on
> > > > the caps lock key (I know many of you hate it, but that's a bit beyond)
> > > > or the numlock, no response from any key. Sys Profiler sees the
> > > > keyboard, the trackpad works ok (thus far) but I can hear the trumpets
> > > > of Doom of the four Angels calling...
> > > >
> > > > Ok, anything I could do before giving up and starting looking for those
> > > > available Genius apointment slots?
> > >
> > > Turn it off and call your insurance company!
> > >
> > > If you haven't got backups remove the battery & ram cover slot & pull
> > > the hd, remove the shielding from around the HD, ensure it is all dry
> > > and go get a caddy to pull the data off (it'll fit a standard 3.5" SATA
> > > drive case its the same connectors).
> > >
> > > I've got a works macbook that suffered the same fate two weeks ago up on
> > > the shelf, it worked fine for a week, but the tea had gone under the
> > > shield of the HD, across the battery where it then dripped under the
> > > motherboard. So eventually it killed the HD and the graphics went
> > > shortly afterwards. The only parts working are the screen & the CD drive
> > > now.
> >
> > You have to act quick, remove battery, dismantle and wash in warm water,
> > dry gently with warm air, and re-assemble. I've fixed a laptop that way
> > (coca-cola) and a keyboard (yoghurt).
>
> Yeah unfortunately they didn't come to me with the problem or mention
> the tea incident until two weeks later when it was dead and the boards
> were in a bad way. Because there was no immediate problems when they
> spilt the tea on it, they just thought they'd got away with it and wiped
> the tea off the top of the keyboard.

Too late as I had already started it up again. It is covered under house
contents, so it is a case of taking the hd out, putting the old hard
disk inside and waiting for them to come pick it up.



--
flavio matani
guitar tuition
homepage.mac.com/flavio_matani/guitar/
www.livejournal.com/users/flavius_m/
From: Sara Kirk on 7 May 2008 09:59
In article
<1igkpi3.7eu3rq10qv8axN%flavio_mataniTAKETHISBITOUT(a)mac.com>,
flavio_mataniTAKETHISBITOUT(a)mac.com (Flavio Matani) wrote:

[bad things]
>
> Apparently it is covered and the house contents insurance people are
> coming to take it away, ho-ho, heh-heh...

As long as they're in their clean white coats.

--
Sara

The teeth are free at last! Fly free, young teethies!
From: Jon B on 7 May 2008 10:33
Flavio Matani <flavio_mataniTAKETHISBITOUT(a)mac.com> wrote:

> Jon B <black.hole(a)jonbradbury.com> wrote:
>
> > Tim Streater <tim.streater(a)dante.org.uk> wrote:
> >
> > > In article <1igkiud.vitp0j16t30c6N%black.hole(a)jonbradbury.com>,
> > > black.hole(a)jonbradbury.com (Jon B) wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Turn it off and call your insurance company!
> > > >
> > > > If you haven't got backups remove the battery & ram cover slot & pull
> > > > the hd, remove the shielding from around the HD, ensure it is all dry
> > > > and go get a caddy to pull the data off (it'll fit a standard 3.5" SATA
> > > > drive case its the same connectors).
> > > >
> > > > I've got a works macbook that suffered the same fate two weeks ago up on
> > > > the shelf, it worked fine for a week, but the tea had gone under the
> > > > shield of the HD, across the battery where it then dripped under the
> > > > motherboard. So eventually it killed the HD and the graphics went
> > > > shortly afterwards. The only parts working are the screen & the CD drive
> > > > now.
> > >
> > > You have to act quick, remove battery, dismantle and wash in warm water,
> > > dry gently with warm air, and re-assemble. I've fixed a laptop that way
> > > (coca-cola) and a keyboard (yoghurt).
> >
> > Yeah unfortunately they didn't come to me with the problem or mention
> > the tea incident until two weeks later when it was dead and the boards
> > were in a bad way. Because there was no immediate problems when they
> > spilt the tea on it, they just thought they'd got away with it and wiped
> > the tea off the top of the keyboard.
>
> Too late as I had already started it up again. It is covered under house
> contents, so it is a case of taking the hd out, putting the old hard
> disk inside and waiting for them to come pick it up.

Will vary insurer to insurer, but obviously you want to keep hold of the
drive with your data on (and ensure it is dry).
--
Jon B
Above email address IS valid.
<http://www.bramley-computers.co.uk/> Apple Laptop Repairs.
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