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8th Apr 2009, 00:38
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So a few years ago I spilt water on my laptop and it died :( It wouldn't start up not even after a few months. I got a new one in the mean time. Anyways last night I started it up and it powered on, came up with the ACER screen, did some scanning thing and told me there was no operating system.
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8th Apr 2009, 03:17
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Which laptop? The one that died because of the water or the new one you bought?
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8th Apr 2009, 03:21
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the old one
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8th Apr 2009, 05:58
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Could be a corrupt OS or faulty hard drive.
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8th Apr 2009, 06:23
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Yeah the hard drives probably still pretty screwed from all the water, try placing it near a radiator in a room thats not to humid (if you've got a dehumidifier shove that in) but don't put it actually on the radiator just next to it, balancing on the screen and main part, with the bottom facing the radiator about 2cm between them.
Not something to rely on, you should be careful with water around electronics, but just leave it like this for a while to dry out some more and then try again, it may surprise you.
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8th Apr 2009, 06:28
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after 3 years it still need drying out?
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8th Apr 2009, 06:30
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I doubt it. The water probably fried the hard drive IMO. Swap it, re-install the OS and hey presto.
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8th Apr 2009, 06:31
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Ah, well I didn't realise it was that old
 Could be worth a try, depends on storage conditions. But to be honest even if it had happened a month ago it would be unlikely to work again. If you havn't got aciidental damage cover then try reinstalling an OS or replacing HDD and then installing OS But if it's that old it might not even be worth bothering. EDIT: Sorry Dave, posted at same time.
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8th Apr 2009, 06:35
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well if I can get it working I'll sell if not I'll just throw it away
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