Questions tagged [water-damage]
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Using Isopropyl alcohol to clean SSD, CPU/GPU sockets [closed]
Wanted to ask after reading this other question.
there are visible signs of moisture on or bear components of a laptop after the machine was exposed to steam/water vapor and you are concerned about ...
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ASUS laptop won't boot without strange sequence
Model: Asus M7400Q
The laptop got a bit wet today. I let it dry and cleaned out the motherboard with isopropyl alcohol (although nothing looked damaged), but it wouldn't boot. Plugging in the ...
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My Laptop’s Motherboard Was Corroded But It Still Turns On
Long story short: My laptop’s motherboard got rained on but thankfully, it still turns. Questions are at the bottom of the post
So, my laptop (which I just bought 4 months ago) got rained on and it ...
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I left my window open overnight and water got on my Alienware M15 R6. Now the usb ports quit working
I opened the laptop and I didn't see any water inside but whenever I connect a usb device into some of the ports it connects for a while, then disconnects. it will do this over and over. if anyone has ...
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Logitech M510 mouse reciever fell in a glass of filtered water, is there a way to fix it?
I've let it sit in rice for about two days now, and my computer does acknowledge that it's connected, but gives me the standard "USB device not recognized" spiel. Troubleshooter does ...
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Toggling Fn-Lock key without the keyboard [Windows]
I recently poured water on my laptop (Huawei Matebook)'s keyboard and it left it mostly intact with one, unignorable detail: Whenever I enable Fn lock, the entire keyboard stops working. I can't ...
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Lenovo y540 has various problems
This is so bizarre.
I have Lenovo y540. I used to put it on my lap while using. I UVed it so the temps were under control.
For last few days, my touchpad went unresponsive after gaming. Since it ...
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Laptop keyboard behaves weirdly after water damage. Is there a way to repair it?
I spilled some hot water on my laptop keyboard about a year ago and as you all guessed, it partly stopped working (i.e. some keys weren't working at all and some keys were acting as if they were other ...
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Some keys of keyboard not working after pulling water
Some keys of my keyboard don't work after pulling water. I unplugged it and then waited the next day to reuse it, but some keys still didn't worked. I disassembled the keyboard and the bottom carpet ...
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Computer not starting due to humidity?
A while ago I've asked a question about my computer not starting when pressing the power button. There has been a new developement: I've noticed that my computer won't start when there's been heavy ...
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How can I tell which components are dead (water spill from son) Boots into windows after GPU swap
I'm not sure what info is useful, so I'll give a top-level explanation, and then steps that I've taken.
My son was spinning in my chair after (foolishly) putting a small glass of water on my desk. He ...
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Hardware damage due to sweaty hands
I know that sweat has minerals similar to those of water and I know that those minerals can cause corrosion to components/circuits regardless of whether they are on/off. Is there a real danger when ...
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Monitor has power but no display after water damage
The story starts simple, I was just drinking some water when I accidentally flicked my bottle all over my 2nd monitor, water dripped down into the bottom of the screen when the settings menu kept ...
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How to stop keyboard input on Windows 10?
Today, I spilled water on my keyboard. When I wipe up the water, I have to smash all the keys and by typing the keys it messes with the stuff I am doing on my computer. Is there a way to make it so ...
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dell xps water damage - keyboard not working
My daughter spilled a small amount of water on her XPS 13 9360 keyboard a few weeks ago. The keyboard stopped working the next day. The backlight comes on, but none of the keys work. I purchased a ...
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