I think I killed my computer.

[sarren]

It was my own fault. I should never, never have placed a glass of wine and my laptop between Bunny and special_trille.

Also, in my defence, when I leapt up in a panic and flipped the laptop over, I had no idea that mr_booboo's hard drive was on the floor underneath.


I KNOW, ALL RIGHT?


So, anyone got a recommendation for a computer repair person who won't just take one look and admire my new paperweight? Otherwise I will be forced to randomly choose one, and I may end up having my laptop serviced by Bruce Willis

Comments

[chaosmanor.livejournal.com]

I smushed my monitor this week by tipping it over so it collided with the corner of the laptop. It now displays a surprisingly authentic migraine visual disturbance.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bigjobbies_/]

see now if Trille had just stayed in China, there wouldn't have been a BETWEEN to worry about

[kremmen.livejournal.com]

But what did you actually do to the laptop?

[sarren.livejournal.com]

Bunny made an unexpected leap for Trille, and knocked sparkling strawberry wine over it.

Clearly, it is a JUDGEMENT on me for letting Trille buy fizzy pink wine.

[sarren.livejournal.com]

*wistfully* If only she'd never come back...

[kremmen.livejournal.com]

Oh, no! Fizzy pink wine is yummy!!

Combining it with electronics is where the problems arise. Even then, spilling it over a closed laptop would be unlikely to cause any harm. Spilling it into a laptop is more problematic, but simply removing the keyboard, wiping out all the liquid and drying it off with a hair dryer immediately would probably be fine. Leaving liquid in it to corrode the circuitry raises the likelihood of killing it permanently, no matter what someone does now.

[sarren.livejournal.com]

I don't know how to take the keyboard apart. I wish I did!

[kremmen.livejournal.com]

That's why I like Dells (remove screws on back marked "K", keyboard comes out). Is there no manual online for whatever it is that says how to take it apart?

[sarren.livejournal.com]

I promise faithfully that if my laptop survives this experience I will find out and even do practice runs til I can do it in my sleep.

[kremmen.livejournal.com]

You can search the web for a million pieces of esoteric slash. ... Couldn't you apply the same google-fu to finding out how to open up your laptop?

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bigjobbies_/]

only if somebody gets naked and performs an unnatural act with their brother

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bigjobbies_/]

yeah - you like it so much why dontcha go LIVE there ? nahhhh !!

[cricketk.livejournal.com]

...wait. Do they still have the screwdriver?

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bigjobbies_/]

I don't know - why not ask them to assume the position so you can pat them down ?

[kremmen.livejournal.com]

Luckily, you only need a small screwdriver for laptops.