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problem with my laptop

emweaver
emweaver Posts: 8,419 Forumite
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last night it kept turning itself off and when i tried to turn it bk on it only came back on 30% of the time. I got a blue screen once to say there was prob with either hard drive or motherboard. This morning it wont turn on at all, the power light comes on but nothing happens! Its only 2 days old.

Last night hubby spilt tea on the screen of the laptop and i was v quick clearing it up and didnt see it go in2 the computer anywhere n i did check thoroughly.

Does any1 know what could be wrong with it?
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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,620 Forumite
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    I would take it back (and hope no tea got in the keyboard )

    should work ok if it's 2 days old
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  • emweaver
    emweaver Posts: 8,419 Forumite
    no dont think any tea got in the keyboard but by time dell comes out if it did wouldnt it have dried out?
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  • superscaper
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    emweaver wrote: »
    wouldnt it have dried out?

    Well if there was and milk and/or sugar then you've got a gunge problem as well on any circuits that would need to be cleaned out.
    "She is quite the oddball. Did you notice how she didn't even get excited when she saw this original ZX-81?"
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  • emweaver
    emweaver Posts: 8,419 Forumite
    there was milk. whats a gunge problem? can i clean it out myself?
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  • superscaper
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    emweaver wrote: »
    there was milk. whats a gunge problem? can i clean it out myself?

    I just mean physical gunge, but I don't know if you'd want to risk taking your laptop apart to clean it. Do you have Dell's accidental cover?
    "She is quite the oddball. Did you notice how she didn't even get excited when she saw this original ZX-81?"
    Moss
  • emweaver
    emweaver Posts: 8,419 Forumite
    mm i have cover with them - not sure if it covers accidental damage, its the next bus day on site cover?
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  • emweaver
    emweaver Posts: 8,419 Forumite
    i could kill mu husband! new laptop n i cant use it, wanna cry
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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,620 Forumite
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    contents insurance would cover it if Dell refuse to repair (don't mention spillage to Dell when they come out )
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  • superscaper
    superscaper Posts: 13,369 Forumite
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    emweaver wrote: »
    i could kill mu husband! new laptop n i cant use it, wanna cry

    Not wanting to be too judgemental, if I had a brand new laptop I certainly wouldn't be drinking anything near it. Combination of common sense and knowing Sod's/Murphy's Law.
    "She is quite the oddball. Did you notice how she didn't even get excited when she saw this original ZX-81?"
    Moss
  • emweaver
    emweaver Posts: 8,419 Forumite
    he wasnt drinking near it, he was walking past and accidents do happen. in all the yrs ive had laptops this has never happened so i didnt think to tell him not to walk past the sofa with a drink in his hand!
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