1. IMMEDIATELLY
TURN OFF THE LAPTOP
The laptop should be turned off and disconnected from the power source as soon as possible. Press the power button until the laptop turns off.
Save any important documents immediately, then hold down the power key for around five seconds to shut down the computer.
Quickly remove the charger cable from the laptop to disconnect it from a power source. Laptop must not get any power to save internal components from shortage.
Remove all easily detachable components. Unplug your mouse dongle, any cables and remove any flash drives. Leave your laptop bare.
2. REMOVE EXCESS LIQUID
If there is any residual liquid on the laptop, remove it.
As a result, you will decrease the risk of an electrical shock as well as minimize your laptop’s exposure to more liquid.
You can use dry towel for this or just turn the laptop upside-down to get rid of residual liquid.
Make sure your laptop is facing down while you cleaning excess liquid. This way liquid won’t get into the internal components.
3. REMOVE BATTERY
Remove the battery from the laptop. By doing so, liquid will be prevented from reaching the battery unit and posing an electrical hazard to internal components.
Remove battery only after you’ll disconnect the laptop from power adapter. Unplug laptop first!
You can remove battery by turning your laptop upside-down, sliding a battery lock to the side and gently tugging on the battery.
It is not possible to easy remove battery on some laptops. On Macbooks and most ultrabooks the battery is inside. You need to unscrew bottom casing of the laptop to access the battery connector.
4. PLACE LAPTOP
ON THE TOWEL
Place a dry towel on a flat surface in example table.
Open your laptop as a book and lay it face down on the towel. The best form is tent shaped laptop laying upside down. This will speed up the drying process.
You can use a warm fan to help evaporate the liquid faster.
This is how you’ll keep the laptop for at least few days, so make sure you choose a dry, warm and unobtrusive area.
5. REMOVE HARDWARE
Remove as possible hardware as you can. Take off bottom cover and remove all possible hardware.
Take out and wipe water from hard or ssd drive, RAM modules, wifi module and motherboard parts.
If you don’t know how to remove RAM or other detachable internal components, better take your laptop into a professional repair service.
If there is and excess water inside your laptop, carefully drain it with microfiber cloth.
If you have a Surface, MacBook, ultrabook or any other laptop that you cannot take apart or even remove the battery, place the laptop upside down and take it to a repair center ASAP.
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