I spilled sticky drink over my keyboard . . .

I spilled a sticky drink over my keyboard. I immediatly removed battery and turned keyboard upside down with an obsorbant cloth. I left it alone for a few days. Now the computer comes on but the keyboard does not work and I do not get an arrow for touchpad. Any chance this can be saved?

Please list your model number when posting. You can try removing the keyboard, and attaching an external keyboard, to see if that resolves the situation. If it does, you can pick up a new keyboard, and swap it on. Also look for anything spilled on the motherboard after you remove the keyboard.
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I accidentally spilled a drink on my keyboard of my Toshiba Satellite A500-1GL.
I turned off the laptop immediately and dried it out.
It is being left off until I have a reply.
note: I spilt the liquid just about 1/4 of the keyboard.
_thank you._

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You should turn the unit upside down and should wait until the unit dried.
In best case the unit should power up properly but it could be possible that your motherboard or another part like RAM module or keyboard could be affected.
Something similar happened to my girlfriends notebook. In my case the RAM module was dead and notebook could not boot up I replaced the RAM and was happy to see the Toshiba splash screen

Sweet drink over my keyboard

My daughters friend poored a glas of limonade over the keyboard of my MacBook Pro. Now several keys on that side of the keyboard won´t respond. I also experienced that the display showed the firewire symbol moving arond the screen when rebooting the machine.
I have thaught of opening the machine to clean the keys. How do I open the machine? Or what should I do?
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First of all, do not put power to the machine until after the spill has been cleaned up and the machine is bone dry. Remove the battery at once to prevent the Mac from being turned on accidentally.
You should open the machine in order to clean up every trace of the lemonade. You can find instructions at ifixit or powerbook medic:
http://www.ifixit.com/
http://www.powerbookmedic.com/
Use deionized or distilled water on a cotton swab to clean up any visible liquid or residue. If you leave it, the acids in the lemonade could eat away circuitry over time.
The keyboard will likely need to be cleaned as a separate project:
http://repair4laptop.org/notebook_keyboard.htm
You may even need to replace the keyboard.
I don't know what the explanation for the firewire symbol might be.
Keep in mind that the liquid could continue to trickle down into the machine over time, and later on drip and cause damage. You should be able to see where it has gone, as liquids leave traces. It's imperative to get it all cleaned up.
Once clean, be sure the machine is bone dry before putting power to it. This will take several days in a warm, dry environment, but NOT in an oven. A high shelf in a warm dry room would be best.
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The other day I dropped a whole glass of milk on my keyboard. I was able to get most of it out and turn on my computer without any problems, however I'm still worried about a couple things. I'm concerned that there's still milk in there and that it is going to cause damage, I'm also worried that my keys are going to continue sticking (they've gotten better since I've been using the keyboard for the past hour, but there are still a fair few having a hard time registering). How can I fix these problems without getting a whole new computer? I'm still under warranty, would that cover the damages, or would it be water damage?

It will cause damage if it hasn't done so already. It is not covered by your warranty. You need to take the computer to your Apple retailer ASAP to see if it's still fixable.

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Do not attempt to, after a spill, ‘dry out your MacBook’ and test it
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.
In case of a spill, damage estimates are impossible,.....anything can be fixed, without question.......the question is cost.
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My Mac is working completely fine. It was maybe 0,5 dl of water...

Nothing that you can do to fix it. Best to just leave it off and take it to your local Apple Store or AASP. No telling how much it's going to cost you - there are liquid sensors all around your computer so the service centers will be able to tell that it's a case of liquid damage, even if there is no corrosion yet.
You just have to be careful with any kind of liquids around notebooks - liquids and electricity just don't play well together.
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Mort hit the nail on the head with AppleCare, unfortunately you won't be able to claim coverage protection on a spill.
Here's the problem, with spills... they're often worse over time, then they are initially. The problem you're going to be faced with is corrosion and moisture build up on the internal components. Especially with beer, once the hops and the yeast from the beer settles and oxidizes you'll potentially run into mold on the inside of the machine.
I had a good friend, several years back, spilled milk all over his PowerBook G4. He cleaned it up, thought the issue was taken care of and ran the machine off an external keyboard, mouse and monitor for a good 8-9 months. One day it just stopped working so he sent it to Apple, citing hardware failure. Never telling them he spilled milk all over it, a while back. Apple sent it back to him and stated that the machine was beyond economical repair due to a mold build up on almost all of the major components.
We ended up gutting the machine and when we opened it up it was the most horrid smelling, visually blinding site I'd seen before. Almost everything inside had mold growing on it, corrosion to the printed circuit boards, rust on all visible aluminum and grime that made us both question his decision to not have it serviced right away.
Long story, short... the sooner the better on deciding to get the machine serviced/cleaned/repaired. Spending a few hundred dollars now seems like a much better decision than having to buy a whole new machine a few months down the road.

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I accidentally spilled milk on my iMacs keyboard.i immediately took out the battery's and let it dry on a paper towel in the sun but I just realized that milk would only stick when it dries and it's the wireless keyboard so I can't even open it without breaking it. I was thinking about putting it in the dishwasher and then letting it dry for a week or so. Is this the right thing to do.
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What do you think I should do?
Thank you
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