13" macbook pro water damage

[thisguy]

hey guys,

a friend has a 13" macbook pro that had a brief encounter with some water ( a few seconds whilst it was laying upright in a sleeve). after drying it off and cleaning any surface dampness she switched it on. the bootup seemed to go fine except the thing switched off after the spinner appeared. she hasn't switched it on since. we'll be taking it to the local iStore but i figured i'd get some suggestions/thoughts/opinions from you guys before then?

Thanks!

 

[bwana]

If I was to hazard a guess I'd say logic board damage. Mine went the other week and the cost of repairing it myself was too high but I'd love to hear what Core would charge if it is the case.

 

[thisguy]

popped into the iStore.... lost faith in the 'technician' when after explaining the situation he figured "it's a software issue" ...... yes ...... water contact results in software issues.....

 

[ponder]

Open it and strip it. Can clean out with isopropyl alcohol. Leave to dry and reassemble.

 

[Rashaad_Sallie]

the techies in the iStore are pathetic. Im not Mac certified but have opened and repaired dozens of machines with no come backs. It takes experience and knowledge, these techies just read a book or two then get dumped in the iStores. Ive asked them questions where none of them could answer.

 

[Rashaad_Sallie]

I agree with PONDER - strip and clean - just one thing - dont be afriad to open a Mac - they are just electronic machines like any other.

 

[ponder]

...dont be afriad to open a Mac - they are just electronic machines like any other.

Nooit dude,, they are very special, made in very special factories with very special elite components, all way to complex for mere mortals that don't have a PhD from apple to work on them. You can't go bursting peoples bubbles like that

 

[warchylde]

Repaired a hp envy with severe water damage the other day. As long as it is properly dry and cleaned you shouldn't have any issues untilj the oxidation starts (have fixed a few laptops with water damage and the oxidation usually starts affecting the machine around 6 to 18 moths later depending on what was in the water....)

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[thisguy]

Thanks for the thoughts/suggestions/comments guys

Just some feedback on what's happened since. At the iStore the mbp wouldn't boot properly - booted it into console and it showed that the hdd had bad sectors. after getting back from the iStore, started the machine up again and it booted fine. tried starting it again 6-7 hours later and it started but the trackpad started acting erratically. just moving the cursor created several folders and resized things.

i'm thinking the best thing to do now is to let it dry for 3-4 days before trying again.

 

[warchylde]

Thanks for the thoughts/suggestions/comments guys

Just some feedback on what's happened since. At the iStore the mbp wouldn't boot properly - booted it into console and it showed that the hdd had bad sectors. after getting back from the iStore, started the machine up again and it booted fine. tried starting it again 6-7 hours later and it started but the trackpad started acting erratically. just moving the cursor created several folders and resized things.

i'm thinking the best thing to do now is to let it dry for 3-4 days before trying again.

That means there is still moisture. open thew machine and get the affected parts as close to silica crystals as possible so that it removes the excess moisture. Don't switch in on for a few days untill you are 100% sure it is dry. The harddrive on the envy I repaired also died. Seems they are more sensitive than the rest of the components. Replacement drive should be cheap and you will be sorted.