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System Name | Swag |
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Processor | Intel Xeon E3110 4GHz |
Motherboard | GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L |
Cooling | Scythe Infinity I Push-Pull w/ AS5 |
Memory | 2x2GB Transcend 800MHz DDR2 @ 890MHz 1.9v |
Video Card(s) | Palit nVIDIA GTX460 1GB 800/1600/2000 |
Storage | Crucial M4 64GB |
Display(s) | LG Flatron M1917TM 1280x1024 @ 60Hz |
Audio Device(s) | Realtek HD Audio |
Power Supply | OCZ StealthXStream 2 600W |
Software | Windows 7 Professional 64-bit |
Hi guys,
Recently at a festival my MacBook Pro got soaked from the underneath (poor quality tent) but was completely protected from a birdseye angle so to speak from a waterproof plastic sheet.
The water soaked through the bottom of the tent and my laptop just shut off, I wondered what was happening so I lifted it up and a terrential downpour of water came pouring out of the air vents... so obviously it had shorted out or whatever and that's why it turned off (it had full battery at the time)
I haven't turned it on since, it's currently drying in my airing cupboard. The battery indicator light is showing 2 dots but one of the dots really far away at the other end of the scale is also lit (not a good sign) and despite happening about 30 hours ago, the bottom of the laptop in one section is still hot even though I haven't used it since and it's been shut.
The first sign I noticed that something was wrong was when the sound popped and became all tinny, but I attributed that to being drunk and I thought maybe my hearing had gone weird... if only I'd just realised!
Any suggestions as to what I should do?
I haven't turned it on or put it on charge, but I don't want to do anything that might cause further damage as there's a lot of important stuff on there, and I can't afford a new one
Many thanks in advance
Recently at a festival my MacBook Pro got soaked from the underneath (poor quality tent) but was completely protected from a birdseye angle so to speak from a waterproof plastic sheet.
The water soaked through the bottom of the tent and my laptop just shut off, I wondered what was happening so I lifted it up and a terrential downpour of water came pouring out of the air vents... so obviously it had shorted out or whatever and that's why it turned off (it had full battery at the time)
I haven't turned it on since, it's currently drying in my airing cupboard. The battery indicator light is showing 2 dots but one of the dots really far away at the other end of the scale is also lit (not a good sign) and despite happening about 30 hours ago, the bottom of the laptop in one section is still hot even though I haven't used it since and it's been shut.
The first sign I noticed that something was wrong was when the sound popped and became all tinny, but I attributed that to being drunk and I thought maybe my hearing had gone weird... if only I'd just realised!
Any suggestions as to what I should do?
I haven't turned it on or put it on charge, but I don't want to do anything that might cause further damage as there's a lot of important stuff on there, and I can't afford a new one
Many thanks in advance
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