Wet Macbook Air

I wet my Macbook Air a little, nothing happend, it didn't shut down but now I can't swich it on... Some tips what to do or how much the repair costs?

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checked and get an estimate.
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  • Wet MacBook Air... running very slow

    Recently my 11" MacBook Air (mid 2010) had some wine spilled on it. The screen went black immediately and the power would not turn on. Put it in a giant bag of rice over night which did nothing except get rice stuck in the hinge. A friend took it all apart and did watever he did and it works now but it runs really slow, slower than a PC... you can't watch streaming video and applications take what seems like forever to open.
    So my questions are: Do you know what part of the macbook is damaged to make it run that slow? And how much would Apple charge to fix it?
    Thanks

    These laptops are not very repairable - they only have a few major components and they would be swapped rather than trying any sort of component level repair. As a first guess I would say that Apple would probably swap the main logic board and maybe the SSD. Depending on the screen they may also suggest swapping that. The cost of doing that would be a significant portion of the cost of a new machine.
    If you have household insurance you may be covered for the accident. Depending on your policy it may be worth exploring that avenue.

  • My  macbook air got wet and now it doesn't have any sound

    My macbook air just got a little wet but then air was coming out of it and now it works and i can use it but sound doesnt come out of it. Should i bring it in ? Is there anything that Apple can do to bring the sound back ?

    Leave it turned off.  Leave it unplgeed from the wall.
    Take it into Genius Bar for a repair estimate (estimates are free).  Water damage is not covered by warranty, so the repair bill may be small or may be large.  Genius Bar will know far beter than any users in this forum just guessing.
    Good luck.

  • My macbook air got wet and won't start up.  Is it toast?

    my macbook air got wet and won't start up.  Is it toast?

    most likely. take it to an Apple store or AASP for a correct diagnosis. Expect a large extimate.

  • Phenomenal new MacBook Air! WOW!

    I have just received my new MacBook Air 13-inch, and I have written this post to let you know that it is truly amazing.
    My heart belongs to the MacBook Pro line, but I just love the Air for short travel.
    I have maxed out the specs, which I strongly recommend. It is lightening fast!
    I had been really worried about having over 150 GB transferred from my MacBook Pro, as I have always loved FireWire target disk mode, but transferring via the USB Ethernet adapter is impressive. What had taken a little over an hour via FireWire target disk mode had taken me just over three hours via Ethernet.
    I do not want to do that everyday, but I am quite happy.
    The speed just rocks!
    I had purchased the original MacBook Air only to mothball it a few months later. This new MacBook Air works for me very well.
    I still do not trust flash/SSD storage, but I am willing to get my feet wet with the new Air.
    Anyway, it does not seem that there are differences between the new and old MacBook Air power cords. Is it safe to use a first generation MacBook Air power cord with the new model? One can do this with MacBook Pros, but I just want to make sure.
    Thank you!

    you can also use any macbook pro power cord with the Air.
    If you've afraid of the SSD, checkout this torture test MacWorld ran on the SSD in the Air
    http://j.mp/f3wBt9

  • My MacBook Air won't turn on after it fell from 1ft high.

    My MacBook Air fell about a foot and got a little wet on the back behind the screen. I don't think that's the problem but I'm not sure. I wiped it off and tried to turn it on but it won't come on. I can hear the fan and other noises but the screen doesn't show any sign of life. What can I do? I live in Belize and the closest apple store is in Florida.

    I can pretty much guarantee you that dropping a computer from about one foot as well as getting it wet would void any warranty you might have.  Warranties generally protect against manufacturing defects, not actions caused by users.
    I'll leave it to hardware folks to discuss PRAM and other stuff - I'm more of a software / programming person.  But my view is whatever measures may or may not temporarily work, once the poor machine has suffered these fates, it will never reliably work again.

  • What parts of the MacBook Air are really sensitive and easily damageable?

    I've been with my mac for over 3 weeks now, and I'm worried that some of the ways people grab it or something might damage it & I would like to know so this comptuer lasts a long time. So far it hasnt fallen. Thanks guys
    Rebeca Estrella

    well, you asked  "What parts of the MacBook Air are really sensitive"
    not   "HOW is the easy way to damage one"
    The easy way to damage one badly is from a spill.
    the  SENSITIVE parts, as you asked are the LCD display.  They are by nature rather fragile creatures to be certain.
    Cleaning Your MacBook
    Use a very lightly damp, soft (if you can squeeze the cloth very tightly and even a drop comes out, its still too damp), lint-free cloth to clean the computer’s exterior. Avoid getting moisture in any openings and be very careful not to get the damp cloth around the trackpad edges or around the inside edge between the monitor and its bezel. Do not spray any type of liquid directly on the computer. Do not use sprays, solvents, or abrasives; do not attempt to use any solvents on the LCD display either directly (especially!) or indirectly. There is never any call to use any type of lens cleaning solvents on the screen of your LCD display. Again, do not spray any liquid directly on the screen. Never use Kleenex, or paper towels, these are abrasive. Soft cotton cloth only or a microfiber lens cleaning cloth.
    No rubbing alcoholic, no glass cleaners of any variety, no acetone, no lens cleaning sprays, no AR coating sprays, no sprays sold as "for your LCD TV", no sprays sold as "for your notebook display".  Water only, and never sprayed on, and never dripping wet even slightly on the cloth.
    Use a soft paintbrush, lipstick lens-cleaning brush, or makeup brush for cleaning
    One very useful tool for cleaning dust from the LCD screen, the hinge area of your notebook and around the keyboard, is a very soft inexpensive small paintbrush or a makeup brush. The less you wipe your LCD screen with anything like a cloth, the better. This small brush is very handy, quick, and ideal for removing dust from around and on your notebook. Lipstick lens cleaning brushes are sold online, and used in the photography business for camera lenses and are ideal perfect portable cleaning brushes for your macbook.
    Dont press on your LCD screen or spray it
    Do not attempt to use any solvents on the LCD display either directly (especially!) or indirectly. There is never any call to use any type of lens cleaning solvents on the screen of your LCD display. Do not spray liquid directly on the screen. Avoid any touching or pressure upon your LCD screen.
    Also NEVER pack your Air in a backpack where books can press against the LCD assy.
    Dont 'backpack' your Macbook Air without having special consideration
    Many college students or people in general are fond of using non-idealized backpacks (without a padded laptop compartment) along with their books. Sandwiching books around your notebook etc. is an extremely bad idea and can lead to your LCD screen being destroyed when heavy textbooks are pressing against same, or when dropping your backpack, these books slam into your Macbook causing great potential for damage.
    The other "sensitive" part isnt sensitive anymore ,the USB ports are upgraded in 2013 and are hard to cause tab damage on.
    The other "sensitive" part would be the fan and dust bunnies.
    Dust and fuzz residue caked onto the internal fan
    Dust bunnies and Fluffy’s fur
    Your Macbook’s cooling system, including fan and rear vents pull cool air in from the back and (in the case of the Macbook pro) also from the left ports bringing this air around the processor, GPU, and heat sync and blow it out the back, as such your Macbook acts like a little vacuum cleaner of the air around you. If you use your notebook in a dusty area or around a lot of pet fur, this can quickly, even under seemingly ideal clean rooms, accumulate inside your notebook especially on the fan blades reducing its capacity for cooling and in a worse case scenario seize your fan due to caked on dust on the fan blades. Avoid very dusty areas or places where, over the long term you know fuzz, fur, or even smoke can enter into your Macbook.

  • Macbook air power plug attached doest open.

    İ can't open macbook air when power plug attached if i plug out mac open but when i put it again it doesn't open. how can i fix this?

    Welcome to Apple Discussions
    Do you mean Boot or startup? Open imply's lifting the lid (display cover). Has the machine been dropped or gotten wet? Has it been squeezed or had something stacked on it? When the power cord is attached to a working wall outlet what color is the LED on the magsafe?
    The answers to these questions can help us help you.

  • Would an 11" MacBook Air be more ideal for travelling purposes I.e backpacking?

    Would an 11" MacBook Air be more ideal for travelling purposes I.e backpacking?

    The most ideal yes, however you MUST use a cushion device to prevent your LCD from recieving pressure AND you must buy a waterproof bag etc to prevent it from getting wet in rain and bad humidity if backpacking outdoors.
    Why your MacBook Air needs a warm coat too
    While you should never store your notebook in a cold car for any significant time (couple hours or more), in cases where a notebook is being carried thru cold weather in a case, having a padded and zippered (not just a sleeve!) case is very important not just to protect your Macbook from a shock from being bumped or accidentally dropped, but for thermal protection. In coming in from a cold walk or environment, an unprotected and cold notebook is subject to condensation forming not only on the alloy casing but more importantly on internal parts and the logic board which is to be avoided at all costs. Namely when turned on and the fan kicks on and blows warm air around the cold logic board condensation can form and in worst cases either eventually produce a fault or lead to compounded problems where corrosion forms inside your Macbook.
    For transporting in the cold, your notebook needs more than a sleeve, rather a padded / insulated carry case to prevent temperature fluctuation from causing condensation.
    Extreme climate conditions that call for more than a simple notebook carry bag
    For exotic travel, college campuses where distances between buildings in very rainy climates must be made, or in which one may have to travel any distances thru harsh snow, ice, or heavy rains, most all conventional carry bags designed for laptops are very inadequate. Such zippered or snapped bags both do not keep out very high humidity and do not protect much from a deep soaking in what is most often a cloth notebook bag.
    Skyward facing zippers on most notebook bags are poor protection from water. Consider one of several options, that being a waterproof hard-plastic case designed for notebooks, or a waterproof rugged bag or case specifically designed to keep out harsh humidity and water. In the case of very thin watertight weather bags, these can often be used inside your existing notebook carry bag.
    Watertight pouches, sealing weather bags, and plastic hard-cases to keep out extreme elements, rain, and humidity from reaching your notebook

  • Would a MacBook Air start off the charger with the battery removed???

    I have a MacBook Air that got wet. I replaced the DC-in and that didn't work.I disconnected the battery cable and connected the AC and the MagSafe LED flashes green at a rate of about once per second. It's also very faint, but you can see it in the dark.
    I know it could be logic board, but is this also a sign of a dead battery?
    In other words: if one disconnected the battery in a MacBook Air, would it still power on from just the AC?

    nocr wrote:
    Yes, I'm aware. That's not what I was asking.
    Well thanks for the points
    I don't know whether it will start without battery, but under your circumstances I would not try until a week had passed with the MBA in a warm dry location, preferably upside down to try to move moisture away from the electrics

  • My MacBook Air won't switch on ?

    My MacBook Air won't switch on ? The charger displays a green light once plugged into the laptop ??

    Welcome to Apple Discussions
    Help us help you. The more complete the description of your problem is (what MBA you're using - there are many versions going back to '08, what OS you're using -there's a lot of those too, some history e.g. was the machine dropped or did it get wet, a full compete description, the text or screen shot of any error messages) the more assistance we can provide, and, the sooner we can provide it..

  • HT5860 Spilled water on MacBook Air 11' 2011. Doesn't turn on instead it beeps three times. What's wrong with it?

    I spilled water in my MacBook Air. Not on my keyboard just over it. I dried it as much as I could and at first it wouldn't turn on. Then when I plugged it to charge it it did turn on but then it shut off. The light is green on the cable and instead of turning on it beeps three times then it pauses for a bit and it beeps three times again. What does this mean and what should I do?

    1150900 wrote:
    What does this mean and what should I do?
    It means you pulled electrical power thru a WET computer system and caused compounded damage to what was already damaged.  
    The obvious has occurred in mixing water and electricity

  • I am having macbook air recently my iphotos did not open and was showing report apple and reopen but i came to know that by pressing alt and iphotos i open an new photo library and stored the pics but now how can i get the pics which i had in the earlier

    i am having macbook air recently my iphotos did not open and was showing report apple and reopen but i came to know that by pressing alt and iphotos i open an new photo library and stored the pics but now how can i get the pics which i had in the earlier photo please help me to recover my photos

    Well I'll guess you're using iPhoto 11:
    Option 1
    Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
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    Option 2
    Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In early versions of Library Manager it's the File -> Rebuild command. In later versions it's under the Library menu.)
    This will create an entirely new library. It will then copy (or try to) your photos and all the associated metadata and versions to this new Library, and arrange it as close as it can to what you had in the damaged Library. It does this based on information it finds in the iPhoto sharing mechanism - but that means that things not shared won't be there, so no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your events, albums and keywords, faces and places back.
    Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.  
    Regards
    TD

  • Can I return my macbook air that I brought during the holidays (Thanksgiving)

    I was gifted a Macbook air during the thanksgiving season, and since I am a computer science developer ( a student to be precise), I want to return my Mac and opt in for a Windows machine ( so that I can get enough software support if needed, there are several people around me with a pc). I was wondering, how can I return my laptop ? What are the terms and conditions ?
    Thank you in advance.

    I would think you cannot return a product after the return date has passed.
    Call the Apple Store and ask them.

  • How do I use my Macbook Air with a display?

    I wish to use the display with the Macbook Air. The screen on the MBA is too small for home use so I want to use the display instead. How do I do this? It's awkward to type on the MBA keyboard and then look at the display next to the MBA.
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    Is it just a matter of plugging the cinema display and keyboard into the MBA and then just typing away, using the MBA's hard drive?
    I do not know how this will work.
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    I figured if I can use the hard drive on the MBA and then use the cinema display to show everything like my LCD screen that would be great.
    <http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3131>
    Can I buy a keyboard and will that prevent the need to type using the MBA's keyboard?
    Yes.
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    There are two USB ports on the display. Use one for ethernet and one for the keyboard (a USB mouse can plug into the keyboard).
    Is it just a matter of plugging the cinema display and keyboard into the MBA and then just typing away, using the MBA's hard drive?
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