Filled up macbook air. Cleaning and repairing MacBook after a spill. Human safety comes first

If the laptop has been in a pool, river, bath or taken a shower, it is unlikely that anything will help it. This article may only be useful if there was little liquid and the contact with it was short-lived.

1. If your laptop is plugged in, unplug it immediately

Unplug the charging cable from the outlet and your computer, and then all other cables connected to the laptop. Water and electricity are not the best safe combination both for the technology and for you.

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Turn the device over with the keyboard facing down so that any water that might get inside can drain out.

Press and hold the Power button at the same time until the screen goes dark. This is the most quick way turn off the device. Now is not the time to worry about unsaved documents. The main thing is to stop the flow of electricity through the inside of the laptop to prevent a short circuit.

3. Disconnect all devices

Disconnect everything from your laptop external devices. Flash drives, memory cards, USB modem, even - everything away! If your computer comes into contact with water, not only it, but also these accessories may be damaged.

4. Wipe down your laptop

Now dry your laptop completely without turning it back over. A cotton towel is ideal for this purpose: it perfectly absorbs any liquid. You can also use paper napkins.

If none of this is available, save the device with everything that comes to hand.

Pay special attention to the keyboard: water easily flows under the keys. Don't forget to clean the ports and cooling hole.

5. Build a funny structure

First, place the fan on the floor. Then cover it with a cardboard or plastic box and make large holes in its top and side walls for ventilation. Cover the box with a towel and place the laptop on it with the keyboard facing down. Turn on the fan for two days to completely dry the device.

To avoid starting a fire, do not leave the fan unattended for long periods of time. Turn it off at night and when you leave the house.

6. Check the device after 48 hours

If after two days you can turn on the laptop, third party media. The fact is that damage may not manifest itself immediately. Perhaps the consequences of contact with water will remind themselves in a few days or even weeks and the computer will fail. Hope for the best, but don't get complacent.

What to do if coffee, wine or tea gets inside your laptop

Liquids with additives are more dangerous to the insides of a laptop than water. Coffee grounds, sugar and other impurities in these drinks can clog and oxidize components, causing further damage. Eventually, the laptop keys may become sticky and even refuse to work.

To avoid problems, it is better to clean the inside of the laptop before drying. You can do this yourself by disassembling the device and removing all dirt using paper napkins or cotton swabs soaked in small quantity alcohol But remember that self disassembly voids the warranty.

Cases of different laptops can vary greatly in design and disassembly procedure. If you have never opened your device, look online for service instructions for the same model.

If the dried laptop is larger or you do not want to clean it yourself, you can seek professional help from a service center.

Fair, not overpriced and not underestimated. There should be prices on the Service website. Necessarily! without asterisks, clear and detailed, where technically possible - as accurate and concise as possible.

If spare parts are available, up to 85% of complex repairs can be completed in 1-2 days. Modular repairs require much less time. The website shows the approximate duration of any repair.

Warranty and responsibility

A guarantee must be given for any repairs. Everything is described on the website and in the documents. The guarantee is self-confidence and respect for you. A 3-6 month warranty is good and sufficient. It is needed to check quality and hidden defects that cannot be detected immediately. You see honest and realistic terms (not 3 years), you can be sure that they will help you.

Half the battle is Apple repair- this is the quality and reliability of spare parts, so good service works with suppliers directly, there are always several reliable channels and your own warehouse with proven spare parts current models so that you don't have to waste extra time.

Free diagnostics

This is very important and has already become a rule of good manners for the service center. Diagnosis is the most difficult and an important part repair, but you do not have to pay a penny for it, even if you do not repair the device as a result of it.

Service repairs and delivery

Good service values ​​your time, so he offers free shipping. And for the same reason, repairs are carried out only in the workshop of a service center: they can be done correctly and according to technology only in a prepared place.

Convenient schedule

If the Service works for you, and not for itself, then it is always open! absolutely. The schedule should be convenient to fit in before and after work. Good service works on weekends and holidays. We are waiting for you and working on your devices every day: 9:00 - 21:00

The reputation of professionals consists of several points

Company age and experience

Reliable and experienced service have known for a long time.
If a company has been on the market for many years and has managed to establish itself as an expert, people turn to it, write about it, and recommend it. We know what we are talking about, since 98% of incoming devices in the service center are restored.
Others trust us and refer difficult cases to us. service centers.

How many masters in areas

If there are always several engineers waiting for you for each type of equipment, you can be sure:
1. there will be no queue (or it will be minimal) - your device will be taken care of right away.
2. you give your Macbook repair to an expert in the field Mac repairs. He knows all the secrets of these devices

Technical literacy

If you ask a question, a specialist should answer it as accurately as possible.
So that you can imagine what exactly you need.
They will try to solve the problem. In most cases, from the description you can understand what happened and how to fix the problem.

If the laptop has been in a pool, river, bath or taken a shower, it is unlikely that anything will help it. This article may only be useful if there was little liquid and the contact with it was short-lived.

1. If your laptop is plugged in, unplug it immediately

Unplug the charging cable from the outlet and your computer, and then all other cables connected to the laptop. Water and electricity are not the safest combination for both equipment and you.

Macinhome Mac Consulting / youtube.com

Turn the device over with the keyboard facing down so that any water that might get inside can drain out.

Press and hold the Power button at the same time until the screen goes dark. This is the fastest way to turn off your device. Now is not the time to worry about unsaved documents. The main thing is to stop the flow of electricity through the inside of the laptop to prevent a short circuit.

3. Disconnect all devices

Disconnect all external devices from the laptop. Flash drives, memory cards, USB modem, even - everything away! If your computer comes into contact with water, not only it, but also these accessories may be damaged.

4. Wipe down your laptop

Now dry your laptop completely without turning it back over. A cotton towel is ideal for this purpose: it perfectly absorbs any liquid. You can also use paper napkins.

If none of this is available, save the device with everything that comes to hand.

Pay special attention to the keyboard: water easily flows under the keys. Don't forget to clean the ports and cooling hole.

5. Build a funny structure

First, place the fan on the floor. Then cover it with a cardboard or plastic box and make large holes in its top and side walls for ventilation. Cover the box with a towel and place the laptop on it with the keyboard facing down. Turn on the fan for two days to completely dry the device.

To avoid starting a fire, do not leave the fan unattended for long periods of time. Turn it off at night and when you leave the house.

6. Check the device after 48 hours

If after two days the laptop can be turned on, onto third-party media. The fact is that damage may not manifest itself immediately. Perhaps the consequences of contact with water will remind themselves in a few days or even weeks and the computer will fail. Hope for the best, but don't get complacent.

What to do if coffee, wine or tea gets inside your laptop

Liquids with additives are more dangerous to the insides of a laptop than water. Coffee grounds, sugar and other impurities in these drinks can clog and oxidize components, causing further damage. Eventually, the laptop keys may become sticky and even refuse to work.

To avoid problems, it is better to clean the inside of the laptop before drying. You can do this yourself by disassembling the device and removing any dirt using paper napkins or cotton swabs soaked in a little alcohol. But remember that disassembling it yourself will void the warranty.

Cases of different laptops can vary greatly in design and disassembly procedure. If you have never opened your device, look online for service instructions for the same model.

If the dried laptop is larger or you do not want to clean it yourself, you can seek professional help from a service center.

No user wants to spill tea, coffee or water on an expensive MacBook. But, unfortunately, this happens quite often. Therefore, you need to know the rules of first aid in such an unpleasant situation. It is important to understand that any liquid poses a serious threat to your laptop. For this reason, you cannot hesitate.

The first thing to do is disconnect the device from the network. This is a basic safety rule, because water has excellent electrical conductivity. You must also disconnect all cables, flash drives, and other devices connected to the device. peripherals. Next, you should turn off the gadget by pressing the power button on the panel and holding it for a few seconds until complete shutdown screen. It is advisable to remove the battery from the laptop, if possible.

Now, without delay, so that the liquid does not have time to seep deep inside the case, we turn the device with the keyboard down at a right angle to the floor and go for a terry towel. You will need it to wipe off all visible moisture from the keyboard and ports. It is better to use a terry towel, as it has higher absorbency. Good alternative– microfiber cloths, however in case of emergency you can arm yourself with any other fabric and even toilet paper. After this, you should place the laptop upside down on a towel.

To achieve a greater effect in restoring the functionality of a laptop at home, experts recommend building a simple drying device. You will need a fan or hairdryer with a cool setting, a cotton towel and a box with grilles. All you need to do is install a fan so that the air flow is directed upward, place a drawer on top, place a towel on it, and then open the laptop with the keyboard down. At the same time, it is necessary to understand that this procedure must be carried out over a long period of time. On average, it is recommended to dry the device for at least 48 hours.

After these manipulations, you can try to turn on the MacBook without connecting it to the network. If it turns on and works, we can consider that the user is very lucky. However, you can only count on this if the spilled liquid was small. Also, do not forget that a working laptop is not a 100% guarantee of solving the problem. There is always a possibility of corrosion on the internal circuit boards of the device. The Notex service center recommends seeking help from professionals. We have repeatedly encountered flooded Apple devices and solved problems of any complexity.

If there is a lot of moisture, the steps to save an expensive device should be somewhat different. You also need to turn it off, turn the keyboard down, lay it on a towel, and then immediately go to the service center. It is important to know that the sooner you turn to specialists, the higher the chance of saving your device.

Prices for restoring a MacBook Pro/Air after a flood:

IN in this case It is very difficult to determine the price without diagnostics.

If your MacBook comes into contact with liquid, in one case simply drying and cleaning the contacts will be enough. The cost of this service will be 2,990 rubles.

In another case, it may be necessary to replace one or more components (keyboard, battery, etc.) In this case, the price of the service may differ. We advise you to call our manager at the phone number listed on the website and describe the situation in more detail. The manager, with the help of leading questions, will be able to assess approximate cost restoring your MacBook.

Our service center also offers the following service: Free courier departure, which in as soon as possible will be able to pick up your device and return it to your home after repair.

11 questions for “ I flooded my Macbook - what should I do?”

1. Diamond

   Take care of your dear Macs. Repairs usually cost half the cost...

2. Ivan

   How much does it cost to make a touchpad on a retina 15 A1398? I filled it with something, it either presses or not. or replacement?
   that is, the point itself works, it’s the pushing of the plate that doesn’t work

3. Yuri

   MacBook Pro 13, 2010 Bay and half of the keyboard does not work, everything else works. I'm interested in the repair price

And I’m quite happy about it. But there was one “trifle” left behind the lines.

A month before this, a colleague flooded me with all MacBook Pro champagne and took on the quest to fix it.

The most offensive thing is that the champagne was so-so. Moet, brut, moderately acidic water - I don’t like this, but in honor of someone else’s birthday, why not refuel.

The bottle was successfully opened next to me. They flooded half the table, the camera and a bunch of other things. It was only mine that suffered MacBook Pro 2017: his entire right side was flooded.

After laughter and initial drying, the mood subsided. A colleague was good at repairing my MacBook. If it had just been filled with water, then a quick visit to the repair shop could have cost everything. But, alas, this story continues to this day.

What broke in my MacBook Pro IMMEDIATELY

After 10 seconds, the laptop was lying in a towel. We wiped it dry and began to inspect the damage. At first glance, the screen got the most attention.

Honestly, I didn’t expect that in the MacBook Pro so easy to flood the display. I'm not talking about the train now. In some unknown way, the champagne got between the glass and the matrix from the lower right edge.

Perhaps literally one drop was enough for such a trace - after all, the distance between the matrix and the glass is very small.

It was not possible to remove this stain with simple pressure. We decided to wait, in case it dried out.

While we were waiting, right part keyboards started to stick. We tried to blow it compressed air, but to no avail. After an hour, many buttons were either not pressed or were triggered several times. Not surprisingly, alcohol and sugar will not evaporate without a trace.

Somewhere at 17:00 in the afternoon, the laptop went to our friends at the service center, who promised to carry out a complete ultrasonic cleaning of all the insides, including the keyboard unit. Minus 10 thousand rubles.

The spot on the display had actually decreased by that time, but it still remained large and very noticeable. The forecast was moderately positive!

Then it got worse, and I even got upset

24 hours later we picked up the MacBook that had been cleaned of alcohol. We started to look around. The keys actually clicked perfectly, just like before. Nothing got on the motherboard or the hardware itself.

As explained in the service, despite all the fragility of the keyboard of the new firmware, filling them tightly is a little more difficult due to the internal design. The splashes are not as bad as they used to be. If it were a standard MacBook Pro or even a MacBook Pro Retina, then he would already be screwed.

The spot inside the display, although it became several times smaller, still strained the eyes. All the stains around the edges evaporated, and what remained was a thick dot sitting quite deep inside. He had nowhere to go.

This story could have ended here, but the MacBook decided to take revenge.

A few days later the keys started sticking again. Not all, but a few really important ones: the T button, spacebar, Enter and almost everything in its immediate vicinity. I had to take it to the service center, again minus 10 thousand rubles.

However, repeated cleaning helped for a week. By the end of the May holidays, the crunching of the keyboard returned, some buttons stopped being pressed normally... well, you understand.

It would be stupid to carry out further cleanings, so we came to simple conclusion: the entire topcase needs to be replaced.

The solution was this: replace the top case in the MacBook Pro 2017

Just in case, topcase called top part bottom half of the MacBook. To access it, you will have to “gut” the entire laptop, and this work is not easy or cheap.

The topcase includes an aluminum lid and a one-piece keyboard unit, plus accompanying cables. In models last generations– also touchpad and Touch Bar.

This is not a complete MacBook with motherboard, so it seems that the spare part itself cannot be expensive. Well, ten, fifteen thousand maximum. Yes?

Nothing like that, because replacing the top case in MacBook Pro 2017 costs 35-45 thousand rubles along with work. These are not inflated prices, it’s just that the spare part is really so expensive, and there are virtually no Chinese “analogues”.

By this time, 20 thousand rubles had been spent on cleaning, and the final cost of repairs in case of replacing the topcase would have been close to the cost new MacBook Air or a used Pro Retina on the aftermarket.

After walking around with this thought for a couple of days, we found alternative solution. It's not very honest.

But they offered me a gray MacBook repair scheme

Some service apple centers in Russia they earn money on the side. For a fee, they take your device into their pocket and create a warranty breakdowns and then set Apple request for the necessary spare parts or even a new device as a replacement.

The price of such “repairs” almost never falls below 10-15 thousand rubles. And in the case of my MacBook Pro requested 30 thousand rubles.

The essence of the procedure was explained as follows: for a tortured MacBook, under a fictitious warranty, almost all spare parts will be ordered, except motherboard. Of these will be collected Frankenstein, which will be returned to me.

They provide full guarantees, and the device will even remain under warranty. Everything else was left behind the scenes, they say, if you don’t want this option, we don’t insist.

From the point of view of a pragmatic consumer, this option much more profitable than replacing the topcase. But I decided not to spoil karma. Moreover, this is not my problem in the first place, and my colleague is to blame.

Therefore my laptop is in current form went to him, and I got his similar MacBook Pro. We have practically identical models, except that the body colors are different.

Now he himself is considering whether to hand over the laptop under such a “black guarantee”. Leaning towards this.

Morality?

In a similar situation, do not invest in successive expensive cleanings. If the first one does not help, it is better to immediately think about repairing/replacing the laptop.

And if you also flood or break your MacBook, know that there is a way to “fix” it cheaper than standard out-of-warranty repairs at a service center. Decide for yourself whether to use it or not. I personally resolved the issue of legality and morality for myself, and you too will figure it out without my help.

I won’t give you contact information here, sorry.

Now a distance of one meter is maintained between me, the laptop and any liquids. I wish the same for you. And yes, I hate brut even more than before.