Spilled tea on my macbook

My 4 yo cousin took a sip of tea, didn't like it and accidentally spilled it on my macbook's keyboard. I immediately dried it using towel and restart to see if there could be any possible damage I can see before I knew that it should be turned off. I didn't notice anything wrong though, the keyboard were functioning normal but I can't be sure that there's no liquid inside. I think that amount of the tea wasn't that significant since my cousin spilled it from his mouth but I can't be sure still. Is there anything I can do to make sure there's nothing wrong? I now leave it turned off and place it in front of a fan to dry more. Thanks

I now leave it turned off and place it in front of a fan to dry more. Thanks
That wont accomplish anything
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.
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.
contact Apple for in shop diagnostics and cost estimation ....possible parts replacement.

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So is that key the only thing that does not work? How much tea was spilled and did it dry out completely or ? Was there sugar in the tea?
If the key is the only thing, I'd take it to the nearest Genius Bar and ask if they could pop it back in.

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Turn it off now, it's damaged and the more you turn the power on the worse that can get.
Take it Apple, do not turn it on again.

Spilled tea on my MacBook Pro while it was on.

OMG! 2 days ago. Will not boot - when I turn it on, the screen lights up, the boot sound announces and then... nothing but the sound of the logic board attempting connect through. Eventually a folder with a question mark displays on the screen.
So - I think I'm cooked. Now doing due diligence on a new model. Spoke with apple & suggested I might get my data off the hard drive by involking 'target disc mode' and linking a new MAC to the sad departed one.
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if you have a mobileme account. Your contacts may be on the me server, same with your me.com email to check go to http://www.me.com. click sign in, type in your mobile me email address and password. ones logged in click in you can see what email is on the server by clicking on the mail stamp. to see what addresses are on the server click on the address book.
if the contacts/email is on the server I can tell you how to sync them to your computer.
if the server dose not have your contacts/email. It's worth trying disk mode. http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1661 explains how to boot a computer into disk mode. you do need a firewire cable to connect the two computers together.
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if a service provider can't get to the data
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2.what controll apple has on its service centre
3.when i asked them if something goes wrong and i will have to take it to any other service centre what to do,they suggested not to mention about logic board changing issue
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vishnuanand wrote:
this is the one mentioned on my macbook invoice and on its body,this is pic of "about this mac" and now please help me to find where to
this compare it
So The Serial Number W80201QNATN is from your original invoice when you first bought the MBP. The same serial number is on the body of the MBP. The same serial number shows up in System Profiler when you start the MBP.
That all matches with the information given from one of the links I posted earlier. It fits your MBP perfectly:
Serial number: W80201QNATN
Name: MacBook Pro (Mid 2010 13 inch)
Group1: MacBook
Group2: Pro
Generation: 71
ModelCode:
Machine Model: MacBookPro7,1
Model introduced: 2010
Production year: 2010
Production week: 20 (May)
Production number: 1994 (within this week)
introduced test: 2010 (0) 1
introduced test: GOED
CPU speed: 2.66GHz
Family name: Become a pro user to see this information. (sorry)
Screen size: 13 inch
Screen resolution: 1280x800 pixels
Colour: Aluminium
Factory: W8 (Shanghai China)
Now this is a serial number you provided earlier: 34031968Atm Where does this come from?

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Your system shut itself down immeditely ... which says much.
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Hello asdfnora and welcome to Apple Support Communities,
Here's my stock short answer:
"Whenever a liquid spill occurs the first thing that has to happen is the laptop should be shut down immediately. All power must be removed as soon as possible. It is especially important that the battery be disconnected and removed.
All affected parts must be removed from the laptop. No attempt should be made to start/restart the computer.
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http://www.insidemylaptop.com/steps-to-fix-macbook-pro-laptop-after-liquid-spill /
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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.
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.
contact Apple for in shop diagnostics and cost estimation ....possible parts replacement.

Spilled milk on my MacBook Pro, what now?

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nobody here knows if it "will be ok", even though I used to fix laptops, even I dont know,.....nobody can tell anything thru the Internet on diagnosis.
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.
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.
contact Apple for in shop diagnostics and cost estimation ....possible parts replacement.

I spilled water on my MacBook Pro. What do I do?

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.
After 5 minutes or so, the trackpad began responding better, but to be safe I turned it off as directed. What I did not know is that you're not supposed to turn it back on.
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.
Worried, I turned it off immediately.
After shutting it off for the second time, I learned that I should keep it upside down, opened, with a towel under the keyboard and trackpad. For the past 15 minutes it's been like that.
I only bought this laptop, ironically, on the day Steve Jobs died. My mom definitely will be ******. Is there any hope that my laptop will be okay? Or any other suggestions?
As of now, I cannot open the laptop up because of the 10 tightly bolted screws.

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.
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.
Yes, when you said "it worked well for a while".....99 times out of 100 thats the case (see above)!
Is there any hope that my laptop will be okay?
In case of a spill, damage estimates are impossible,.....ANYTHING CAN BE FIXED , PERIOD........the question is costs.....if you spend say, $600 + to repair a $600 (value) laptop (as an example) , then it becomes almost futile.
contact Apple for in shop diagnostics and cost estimation ....possible parts replacement.

What do i do if i spilled soda in mu macbook?

Yesterday i accidentally spilled soda in my macbook air . Inmediatly it turned off. I started drying it until theres was no water left. I turned it on and it worked perfectl everythong functioned. I chargedit and it worked bit today i tridd to charge it didnt worked?
HELP ME PLEASR IM DYING

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 accidentaly spilled tea in my mac book air. I did a few steps to get the water out of the track pad, and after 3 days, the computer said safe boot and i couldn't get on. The water didn't even get in the keyboard, so what should i do?

I accidentaly spilled tea in my mac book air. I did a few steps to get the water out of my track pad, but after a few days when i opened the computer, it said safety boot. What should i do?

*** When you post for help, please state which OS X is installed.
If you aren't sure, (you can do this in Safe Mode) click About this Mac from your Apple menu 
Troubleshooting advice can depend on that information.
Message was edited by: Carolyn Samit

I spilled liquid on my macbook pro

Okay I need some serious help... I've never done anything like this before, and I want to act fast.
I spilled liquid on my macbook, quickly turned it upside down, and then mopped up the remaining liquid. The screen and everything worked fine for about a half an hour. I then shut the macbook and came back to it ~4 hours later. The mouse moved, I could see everything, but when I tried clicking, it would only right click, and I therefore could not do anything on the computer. Also, typing was very screwy... only a few keys worked, but I wasnt sure if this was because it was in a "right click mode" or something... I tried to shut it down, but the power key wasnt responding. After trying another 8-10 times to shut it off, I finally succeeded. Stupidly, I tried to turn it back on, but it didn't do anything.
I took a blow dryer on med heat to it for about 5 mins and have now covered the keys in white rice in an attempt to dry something out. What else can I do? I know I'm basically screwed, but are there any other tips you have for this? Taking anything apart to help it dry? And how would I do this? Can the battery be removed? (I don't even know). I feel so dumb that I let this happen.. please help! Thanks!

Spill Cleaning
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 it's a portable Mac.
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 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).

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