Bloody moron - spilled water while it was on

Well, I've gone and done a most stupid thing, spilling half a glass of water on my very new MBP while I was using it. Lesson learned, clearly. Anyway, my MBP shut off as soon as the water hit (lower left keyboard was the prime area of impact), I flipped the thing over into a "tent" formation, and called AppleCare. The gent said to leave it in front of a fan and not turn it on for a few days, which I've done. Unfortunately in lifting the thing, I hit the power button, it made the lovely "powering up" noise but I held the button down until it turned itself back off. Clearly I don't want it turned on while it's still wet.
So really, I have three questions: 1) Is it a terrible sign that it shut down as soon as the water hit? 2) Is there anything else I need to be doing to help it along? 3) Did I do irreparable harm by even touching the power button? Thank you for the help, I'm off to plug in my old iBook and use that for a few days :P

1) Is it a terrible sign that it shut down as soon as the water hit?
Yes.
2) Is there anything else I need to be doing to help it along?
Just let it dry out good. Use a hair dryer to blow air in by the keys.
3) Did I do irreparable harm by even touching the power button? Thank you for the help, I'm off to plug in my old iBook and use that for a few days :P
It's hard to tell. You may need a new logic board.
You may need to stop here and buy a paddle on the way to the Apple Store.
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The last thing is that my period key doesn't work but it seems to be stuck because when I tried to use the computer and type something it would automatically start typing "...." Please let me know if you have any advice and cross your fingers!
Thanks

Let the MacBook dry out for at least three or four days, in a bag of dry rice if you can. If you can get it going again, back up immediately, and regularly thereafter, because at some point, you will get enough internal corrosion built up inside for it to stop working. It may be a few weeks, it may be a year, but liquid on metal and electronics is death.
It could have been much worse--water, at least, doesn't have sticky sugars or other additives that would really mess you up.
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So my iPhone 4s got wet with salt water while I was at the beach.

I didn't turn it on after it got wet. I let it dry before I tried turning it on but it did not work. Is there a fix that I can do? Also, how can I open up my iphone? The screws on the bottom are shaped sorta like a flower.
And please do not suggest that I send it to Apple. Thank You

KiltedTim wrote:
emubiklly wrote:
And please do not suggest that I send it to Apple. Thank You
Do whatever you want then. It's probably never going to work again.
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Immediately after spilling, I wiped down my MacBook Pro. The keyboard has a rubber cover so I'm hoping the keyboard was protected; however, my trackpad began to react slowly to my touch.
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Since I was unaware of that fact, I stupidly turned it back on. It functioned funny and was gray for a while, but everything ended up coming together and everything seemed fine; however, I noticed my fan turn on.
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Liquid spills, why your MacBook chassis is a one-way valve for spills
After a substantial spill many people will turn their notebook upside down and shake it, not only does this not work, but it spreads liquid havoc throughout your machine and makes things often as bad as possible.
The keyboard itself acts like a one way valve in the case of a substantial liquid spill. While liquid pours into the bottom chassis easy, it does not come out easily at all, and in the case of any spill, most of it will not come out by turning it upside down. Disconnect all power and contact Apple for diagnostics and repair.
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After a spill most people invariably try to “dry out” their notebook by various methods, including hair dryers and otherwise. This both does not work, and after a substantial spill of any magnitude, even if the liquid was water, residue is left behind.
There are additionally many very tight places inside your notebook where liquids will linger for a very long time, and cause corrosion or worse.
Immediately unplug your notebook and contact Apple for in shop diagnostics and parts replacement.
In the case of very minor spills people will “dry out” their notebook and feel success that their notebook is working ok, however invariably in nearly all instances after 4-14 days an error / fault pops up and is usually followed by more.
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dont dare turn it on again, water / liquids migrate.
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Nobody here can speculate on damage on something they cannot see.
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Make appt. with Apple store fore repair / diagnostic.
dont turn it on again. Sorry about the spill

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Okay...so today I was just setting up my printer and I accidentally spilled water onto my MacBook keyboard and the top hung where all the holes are. I immediately rubbed all the water off but I left it on. I didn't know what'll happen. I left my MacBook on sleep, but closed and inserted into y laptop case. After I finished cleaning my room, I decided to restart my MacBook (after 3 hours) BUT it didn't restart. I did look at others post but couldn't find someone's problem he same as mine. I tried bootin it over and over again. No response whatsoever...and what's worse, it's only 2 weeks old. Please help , I don't know what to do:(

Well, I don't know if you brought it in to the apple store yet, but if you did, I'm sure they told you they would fix it for a $755 flat fee. Since your liquid sensors were probably tripped, your warranty is basically void, at least for this instance.
You can diagnose the problem yourself though. Although from the sounds of it the worst probably happened, you can do a few things to check out if you have any hope.
You dont need to "bring it to the apple store" to figure out whats wrong with it as many others have told you is your only option. The service manual that an apple technician uses to diagnose and fix the macbook pros is readily available online.
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Spilled water on the already troubled macbook, but it works..?

Yesterday afternoon, while studying for final exams, I spilled some water on the upper left-hand side of my several month old Macbook. I had a 12-ounce glass on the desk, and I figure about 2-3 ounces of water spilled on the computer. Water got into the keyboard and the occupied USB, firewire, power, and Ethernet ports on the macbook's left side.
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I have read other threads on this board about spillage, and I realize I may have rushed the process. In other words, I should have left it without power to dry for longer. My question is, at this point, should I take out the battery and let it dry out further? Or, would all damage already have been done? Will things go wrong in the future if they are not going wrong now?
To complicate things a little bit, I had this Macbook at the local genius bar last week to examine problems I've been having. Before the spill, the OS had been freezing a lot and there had been problems starting up, with the folder and flashing question mark. Sometimes when I tried to save documents, it stopped responding, and I heard a clicking sound coming from the right-hand side of the keyboard. I feared the worst -- hard drive failure, i.e. the “click of death.” After some brief tests, the technician couldn't find any HDD problem. He wanted me to leave the computer over for a few days so they could run some more tests. He suggested an erase install. Because of finals and because I don't have another machine, I decided to open a ticket and bring it back in over winter vacation.
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Understandably, I’m agitated about this. I spent a lot on the computer and haven’t had it for long. Fortunately, I cashed in on after Thanksgiving sales to get a solid external hard drive for backups. This is my first Mac product, and it’s frustrating having problems already without me spilling. I trust that this can all be fixed, however. I’m just wondering if there are any land mines I should watch out for now that water has been spilled. What do you think?
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Spilled water without flavorings and especially without sugar is something from which your computer may recover. The best thing to do is to shut off as quickly as possible and remove the battery pack. Place the computer in a sunny window with the lid open to promote evaporation of the water. On top of a refrigerator is also a warm perch that'll promote drying. It is difficult to say exactly how long it takes to dry the computer; that depends on ambient temperature and humidity, and how how water is in there.
The biggest threat from the water is corrosion of metal parts, so drying quickly is a must. Also, water can form mineral salt deposits that can grow conductive dendrites between adjacent traces on printed circuit boards. The formation of dendrites is aggravated if you apply power before the machine is dried out. The worst damage would be if water managed to get in the breather hole of the hard drive - luckily, the way the drive is mounted, that would be fairly unlikely.
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Spilled water on MacBook Pro, data/Hard Drive question.

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If you have records that show that you've taken your MacBook Pro in for a year to fix the machine, I would escalate the problem to Apple Customer Relations - unfortunately I don't have a number for Spain.
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rachel24to wrote:
I turned it off and put it in a ziploc bag with rice for over 12 hours.
Now before you do anything else, put it back in the bag and leave ot there for another week.
Turned it back on today
Oh, too late...
Try it anyway.
I haven't had it for very long, but it is definately out of warranty period (not that apple covers water damage anyway).
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However, dropping it in the sink has voided the remainng warranty.
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