Coke Spilled on MacBook Pro

After the accident the Mac does not recognize AC powed adapter but it does charge the battery. Service provider fays the logic card was affected and it costs $ USD 1,300 all other functions of the Mac are not affected, do I need to replace it?
thks

A former colleague who also had a 13" MBP had the unfortunate occurrence of sharing a cup of coffee with it, near the power plug. Same deal, dead logic board, about the same cost to repair. And he hadn't even finished paying for it. Real frail beasts...

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Liquid spill on macbook pro early 2011

i got macbook pro 13 ''.Actually i got coffee spill on that one .its not turning on . I have gone to apple genius they said it could be possible logic board damage and costs around $750.Also it is not getting charged now there is no light comes when i connect the battery adaptor. I have opened and checked the logic board of mac book pro as liquid spill is not covered under warranty.there is not any liquid anywhere over there but i have noticed when i disconnect and then connect again battery of laptop,fan start running, laptop turns for 3 second with white screen , chimes sound come then again goes out turned off .same thing happens when i press the (left) Shift-Control-Option key combination along with the power button once.
can anyone suggest me solution for that one

Yeah, been there, seen that. A former colleague spilt his first morning coffee on the power connector of his then-new 13" MBP back in 2010. Puff it went (and it wasn't the Magic Dragon) and was no more till a logic board replacement that ran for roughly what you've been quoted. He had just paid the first 4 of the 18 installments on the thing.
So yeah, decision time. Repair or replace. As for salvage, unless you mistook the Mac for a Dunkin' Donut, the HDD is probably ok. Just take it out and plop it into a USB enclosure to extract its valuable contents.
P.S. If you go the repair route, make sure they clean the keyboard too. No sense in paying eight Benjies only to have sticky keys afterwards.

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Yeah I know :/ lol I tried going to the apple shop on tuesday but one of the women their said they were busy and I'd have to make an appointment online and I asked if I could make one now but she said it has to be online which is really annoying tbh
Anyway ive been checking online & there is no spaces available :/ like how long am i supposed to wait its so stupid tbh
If the repairs are costly I'll have to get a chromebook for the time being until I save for an imac how annoying im so stupid

Coffee spill on Macbook Pro (nothing done, still works..!?)

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Naturally she took it to the shop - they briefly checked it out and told her "it can stop working and die any time". Afraid of losing data and being without a computer she immediately bought a new one (as it was so expensive to fix it - it was not worth it).
This happened 18 months ago and this week she rediscovered the 2010 Macbook Pro 13 SSD amongst her moving boxes - I have fired it up and it still works as it did when it was new.
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I think that they were talking about a generality, where if not treated, could fail at any given time.

Blinking Caps Lock and Num Lock Keys Lit after spilling water Macbook Pro.

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Possible liquid damage.
Immediately disconnect all peripherals, power cord & remove the battery. Turn the computer over with the lid partly open and the hinge facing upward to let the liquid drain. Do not flop it over and lay it flat - you want to separate it from the moisture. Place paper or cloth towels under the machine to sop up the mess.
After the computer disgorges whatever you spilled on it, don't turn it on for 72 hours or longer. You want to computer to dry out completely before turning it on again.
Some users here swear by hairdryers. Blow drying the innards may bake whatever was in the liquid onto delicate computer components. Better to let the computer air dry.
Use plain tepid water to clean out the computer. If you spilled iced beverage more than likely this ice fried the hot motherboard.
Sugary, acidic or milky drinks will almost always cause problems later on as the residue starts slowly corroding the computer innards.
Swab down any sticky parts with distilled water or denatured alcohol.
If none of the above works, you will need to take the computer to a repair shop. Apple Care does not cover liquid or food damage. Believe me, they can tell. So the old "my computer stopped working" line is not going to work.

Something spilled in MacBook pro 13"

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Return it to the seller and get your money back from him. Tell him what the tech told you about residue in the MBP and suggest that he sold it under false circumstances.
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Coffee spilled on Macbook Pro, still works but shuts off randomly

Hello,
A Macbook in the family had coffee recently spilled on the keyboard. It was immediately un-plugged and flipped upside down and left powered off for a week or so. I took it apart and cleaned what residue I could find off with rubbing alcohol on the logic board and any other parts including the charging circuit board. I re-assembled it and tested it; sure enough it powered up perfectly fine and all works well.
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Spill Cleaning
And, don't think that just because it was two teaspoons and not a glassful that there is a difference.
Some liquid has just spilled into your Mac. What should you do?
Do
Immediately shut down the computer and unplug the power cord.
Remove the computer's battery (if you can)
Disconnect any peripherals (printers, iPods, scanners, cameras, etc.)
Lay the computer upside down on paper towels to get as much liquid as possible to drip out.
Note what was spilled on your Mac.
Bring the computer into an Apple store or AASP as soon as possible.
Don't
Don't try to turn it back on. Liquids can help electrical current move about the components of your Mac in destructive ways.
Don't shake the computer (this will only spread the liquid around).
Don't use a hair dryer on it (even at a low setting a hair dryer will damage sensitive components).
Do not put in a bag of rice in as much as rice will get into the ports and optical drive and do further damage.

Got diet Coke into my macbook pro, but it still works

Hi all,
About 2 weeks ago diet coke got sucked into my MBP. I dried it out, took it to the apple store, got it checked out and it was kept over night to test; came back passing all the tests.
I have witnessed no decrease in speed and the only problem I've had since is I had to restart the computer a couple times due to the trackpad not working.
Is there a possibility of it dying down the road? I'd rather replace the computer with all my data in tact now than wait for the thing to die.
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Be glad it wasn't regular Coke or flies could be a problem.
All kidding aside, your concern about failure is valid as the carbonic acid in fizzy drinks likely accelerates corrosion. Only time will tell how much damage can occur. I highly recommend that you create a bootable clone with SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner in order to preserve your data in case of failure or need to troubleshoot.
http://lifehacker.com/5839185/the-best-disk-cloning-app-for-mac-os-x
http://www.bombich.com/
http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html

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Hi everyone,
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Mify

Without knowing whether the drink has seeped onto the motherboard, it's impossible to know whether the damage will be limited to the keyboard. You can have the keyboard replaced. But once the drink gets to the motherboard it is a disaster waiting to happen. It could be tomorrow, next month, or next year. And, it could be never.

What do I do when tea spills on MacBook Pro

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Take it to an Apple Store for diagnosis, do not plug it in or turn it on again.

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You may want to see if you have accidental damage on your computer equipment on your renter's/homeowner's insurance. 'Fixing' the problem is going to be expensive - you may want to put the money you'd spend having your machine repaired towards the purchase of a new unit.
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dont turn it on, water / liquids migrate.
Turning it back on is BAD, damage A can lead to B leads to C etc.
Also water migrating around, especially while on, can wreck havoc worse than initial damage.
Nobody here can speculate on damage on something they cannot see.
Having repaired laptops in the past, even IF you got it completely dry, residue from water (iron particles etc), and wet spots under fine contacts is nearly impossible to "dry out", its just doesnt work that way.
Lots of people try to "dry it out", most to learn little was solved in doing same, and sometimes further damage occurred.
Taking it apart, youll just about never "dry out it out" due to the all the hidden spots that will REMAIN wet for some time, even IF you dry to "dry it out"
Make appt. with Apple store fore repair / diagnostic.
dont turn it on again. Sorry about the spill

I spilled diet coke on my macbook

I spilled diet coke on the keyboard of my macbook. I do have AppleCare Protection. One, is this covered? If not, how do I clean the keyboard and ensure the computer is not wrecked.

Immediately disconnect all peripherals, power cord & remove the battery. Turn the computer over with the lid partly open and the hinge facing upward to let the liquid drain. Do not flop it over and lay it flat - you want to separate it from the moisture. Place paper or cloth towels under the machine to sop up the mess.
After the computer disgorges whatever you spilled on it, don't turn it on for 72 hours or longer. You want to computer to dry out completely before turning it on again.
Some users here swear by hairdryers. Blow drying the innards may bake whatever was in the liquid onto delicate computer components. Better to let the computer air dry.
Use plain tepid water to clean out the computer. If you spilled iced beverage more than likely this ice fried the hot motherboard.
Sugary, acidic or milky drinks will almost always cause problems later on as the residue starts slowly corroding the computer innards.
Swab down any sticky parts with distilled water or denatured alcohol.
If none of the above works, you will need to take the computer to a repair shop.
How to remove and clean your Macbook Pro Keyboard
Cleaning Macbook keys after a spill
Liquid damage is not covered under Apple's standard 1 year warranty or Apple Care.
NOTE: If you are out of warranty and purchased the computer with a credit card, discuss the warranty issue with the credit card company which you purchased the computer with. They are the only ones who can at this point cover the computer after it goes out of warranty with the manufacturer (Apple).
If you have Homeowners insurance, place a claim with them.

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