spilt coffee on new laptop

summerof0763

hi was drinking cup of coffee this morning,and started coughing,ended up spilling some coffee on laptop,now the touchpad wont work,anyone know if i can dry it out and get it working again,tia

Hungerdunger

As no one has answered your question yet, I'll just give you the benefit of my limited experience (which may not be the best advice).

Firstly disconnect from the mains and remove the battery if you haven't already done so, then let the laptop dry out naturally in a warm place for a day or so and see if the touchpad starts working again. If it does then problem solved. If there's no sign of life at all then the circuitry may be damaged. If the touchpad does show signs of life but is not functioning properly, it may need cleaning.

When I spilt Southern Comfort into my laptop and the keys became sticky, I poured a reasonable amount of Isopropyl alcohol into it and swilled it around - the idea being to remove any deposits of coffee without damaging the circuitry. Drain then leave to dry. I think you can get Isopropyl Alcohol from Maplin, or failing that several people sell it on ebay.

As I said, this may not be good advice and although it worked for my keyboard it may not work for the touchpad.

Raphster

Mains out, let it dry - maybe use a hair drier sparingly (dont melt your keyboard). When its all dry then try and see if it works. Other than that I would take it apart and clean it - but only if you know what u are doing.

patman99

If the Laptop is still under warranty then do not open it up. You will void the warranty. If yu have contents insurance, then if not working, claim off that.

SteveJW

Some previous posts have suggested putting in a box with some uncooked rice, apparently it absorbs moisture rather well. And leaving in a warm place for a couple of days

I think there will be problems if the coffee had milk and sugar in it, water / liquid will dry out but it will leave a residue

What a waste of Southern Comfort Hungedunger

Good luck

Hungerdunger

SteveJW wrote: »

What a waste of Southern Comfort Hungedunger

I know; I was gutted.

summerof0763

thaks everyone,i disconnected it as soon as it happened,did not think about battery so when i saw on here i took it out.

did not know you i would be able to claim on my house insurance,always handy to know.

it has now dried out and is working again,so thanks for all your help.