Open it up as far as it goes (in case of laptop, don't open case - remove battery, card readers, etc) and just let it dry for a long time. If the motherboard has short circuited there is a good chance it will operate fine once normal conductivity has restored.
I once poured cola over a (used and about to be scrapped) motherboard, including the old fashioned CPU slots, memory slots and PCI/AGP slots. It didn't work for a couple of days, but then it just started working again like normal.
I recently also dropped a screw in a motherboard, which short circuited the entire computer while it was booting. That really scared me because my computer stopped responding then too. I then removed the screw and it booted up just fine.
Circuitry can take more damage than we think. I tried to static-shock the old computer I mentioned just now too. That's probably the biggest urban legend. I used a comb and a fleece sweater, but to no effect. I just couldn't destroy it. :)
It works, more or less. I mostly have trouble with the keyboard (I am not sure if the problem is the keyboard itself but I'll get a replacement as soon as my dad has time to drop it off) and it acts as if I constantly right-click. Some keys don't work properly or don't always work properly. My left arrow-key doesn't work; sometimes I can only make a combination like ) with a certain shift-key.
I put it on its side for a night already, and it's back on its side now. I did not unscrew the side the tea leaked down from but I will if it will help, because this is fucking annoying.
Keyboards are cheap (I'm assuming that this is a separate keyboard, rather than a built-in on a laptop) and can actually be cleaned very effectively of the contamination from spilled tea with nothing more than plain water. Run it under the tap while it's unplugged, and then leave it in a warm place for about a week. It should come out of that fine; water plus circuitry isn't that bad. It's when power is also present that Bad Things happen.
I'd remove the keys too, throw them in a bucket of water with a little cleaning fluid (bij voorkeur spiritus, chloor zou na lang doorweken misschien de verf kunnen aantasten). Map them out first on a piece of paper though, unless you enjoy puzzling when you put them back together. Clean the little connector thingies underneath the keys, if possible.
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Open it up as far as it goes (in case of laptop, don't open case - remove battery, card readers, etc) and just let it dry for a long time. If the motherboard has short circuited there is a good chance it will operate fine once normal conductivity has restored.
I once poured cola over a (used and about to be scrapped) motherboard, including the old fashioned CPU slots, memory slots and PCI/AGP slots. It didn't work for a couple of days, but then it just started working again like normal.
I recently also dropped a screw in a motherboard, which short circuited the entire computer while it was booting. That really scared me because my computer stopped responding then too. I then removed the screw and it booted up just fine.
Circuitry can take more damage than we think. I tried to static-shock the old computer I mentioned just now too. That's probably the biggest urban legend. I used a comb and a fleece sweater, but to no effect. I just couldn't destroy it. :)
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I put it on its side for a night already, and it's back on its side now. I did not unscrew the side the tea leaked down from but I will if it will help, because this is fucking annoying.
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