You might also remove at least the hard drive, CD/DVD drive, battery and keyboard to let things dry out better. Leave it unplugged and off for 1-2 days. Here's how-to link on removing and replacing components in an Inspiron. You didn't say which model but just select yours from the list.
I would go with taking some covers off and putting it in the sun. The hairdryer is fine in theory, but you are likely to melt the KBD. Like drying socks at a campfire, they usually melt or fall in.
just leave it dry naturally..as long as it wasn't switched on it should be ok..remove the battery and keyboard cover and the dvd-rom and hard drive..should speed up the process..hard drives are sealed so it should be ok..
The same thing happened to my wife's Inspiron 1200; she dropped about 8oz. of water on the closed computer when it was off. Nevertheless, when we tried to turn it on, it wouldn't work; it sounds like the machine is trying to make the HD spin but it can't. We removed the HD and left it overnight to dry, but no cigar.
The HD is fine; we were able to access it from another computer, but the Inspiron still won't turn on, now some 3 months after the incident. I think it's safe to assume the motherboard got wet and it needs to be scrapped, but I don't want to jump to conclusions just yet.
Is this something I should bother trying to get fixed? Of course it all happened after the warranty had expired, so I don't know how much it would be to fix it via Dell (or if I can, I haven't been able to find any info on the subject) or if I should take it to BestBuy or to a local computer repair. Sad thing is I am still paying for the computer, and it would be sad if I had to buy a new one.
i have b130 i purchased in feb 2006. yesterday water was spilled on the table the computer was on and it got in the slots in the bottom. a few minutes probably passed for the time this happened to the time i saw this. the laptop was on and was still humming along... then a few minutes later it shut down and would not start up. so i leave it alone.. when i get home which was about2 hours later, it booted up just fine. so i left it on to see if the heat generated by the unit would dry it out..
later the screen started flashing red streaks and i heard buzzing under the keyboard. then it stopped and all was fine for a while, then it shut down.. i then started it up and once windows would load and show the desktop it would reboot again... and again... same loop..
so i leave it alone... take out the memory, HDD and let it "air" out... then i turned it on and it would show the BIOS screen but then the screen would go blank.. thats because the fan on the processor does not turn. the HD is spinning i believe...
so... is this a lost cause? i just placed an order for a e1505 an hour ago and i wanted to see what i could do to the b130... sell it for parts on fleabay or may try to have it worked on? i think the thing is toast and not worth fixing but would like to ask opinions from you guys...
I have an Inspirion 6000. The problem is that I left a bag of ice on top of my laptop (it was closed). The ice melted and water spilled all over the bottom of the laptop and the fan inside the laptop. When I turned on the laptop, it shuts off. When I restart my laptop the DELL logo and the Windows logo appeared, but it showed squiggly lines and then the fan was on. I turned it off and turned it back on the laptop shuts off. Right now, I still turned on the laptop and then it shuts off. My warranty expired and I don’t want to buy a new laptop because it is expensive. What should I do? Do you think I should remove the part that was spilled or have a DELL technician to fix the laptop.
Thank you so much. I did not use a hair dryer, I use an electric fan (not the heater) and let it dry the whole night. The next day, I was so excited that it works. :smileyhappy:
UT2005
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July 15th, 2006 08:00
As long as the Laptop wasnt on when u spilled the water, it should be fine. ;)
Message Edited by UT2005 on 07-15-200604:07 AM
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AussieChris
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Hi,
I would go with taking some covers off and putting it in the sun. The hairdryer is fine in theory, but you are likely to melt the KBD. Like drying socks at a campfire, they usually melt or fall in.
Regards Chris
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July 18th, 2006 06:00
Message Edited by Airblazer on 07-18-200608:43 AM
HighmoonMedia
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The same thing happened to my wife's Inspiron 1200; she dropped about 8oz. of water on the closed computer when it was off. Nevertheless, when we tried to turn it on, it wouldn't work; it sounds like the machine is trying to make the HD spin but it can't. We removed the HD and left it overnight to dry, but no cigar.
The HD is fine; we were able to access it from another computer, but the Inspiron still won't turn on, now some 3 months after the incident. I think it's safe to assume the motherboard got wet and it needs to be scrapped, but I don't want to jump to conclusions just yet.
Is this something I should bother trying to get fixed? Of course it all happened after the warranty had expired, so I don't know how much it would be to fix it via Dell (or if I can, I haven't been able to find any info on the subject) or if I should take it to BestBuy or to a local computer repair. Sad thing is I am still paying for the computer, and it would be sad if I had to buy a new one.
Any thoughts?
Daniel
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i have b130 i purchased in feb 2006. yesterday water was spilled on the table the computer was on and it got in the slots in the bottom. a few minutes probably passed for the time this happened to the time i saw this. the laptop was on and was still humming along... then a few minutes later it shut down and would not start up. so i leave it alone.. when i get home which was about2 hours later, it booted up just fine. so i left it on to see if the heat generated by the unit would dry it out..
later the screen started flashing red streaks and i heard buzzing under the keyboard. then it stopped and all was fine for a while, then it shut down.. i then started it up and once windows would load and show the desktop it would reboot again... and again... same loop..
so i leave it alone... take out the memory, HDD and let it "air" out... then i turned it on and it would show the BIOS screen but then the screen would go blank.. thats because the fan on the processor does not turn. the HD is spinning i believe...
so... is this a lost cause? i just placed an order for a e1505 an hour ago and i wanted to see what i could do to the b130... sell it for parts on fleabay or may try to have it worked on? i think the thing is toast and not worth fixing but would like to ask opinions from you guys...
thx.
Krispy2
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September 6th, 2008 04:00
I have an Inspirion 6000. The problem is that I left a bag of ice on top of my laptop (it was closed). The ice melted and water spilled all over the bottom of the laptop and the fan inside the laptop. When I turned on the laptop, it shuts off. When I restart my laptop the DELL logo and the Windows logo appeared, but it showed squiggly lines and then the fan was on. I turned it off and turned it back on the laptop shuts off. Right now, I still turned on the laptop and then it shuts off. My warranty expired and I don’t want to buy a new laptop because it is expensive. What should I do? Do you think I should remove the part that was spilled or have a DELL technician to fix the laptop.
Krispy2
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September 27th, 2008 03:00