How To Handle a Laptop That has Liquid Spilled on It.

Laptops are a  sensitive as our ego because they're not waterproof. The smallest drop on the keyboard, and and you could snuff the life out of it. The god news is  that it's possible to fix a a laptop with liquid spilled on it. The trick here is you have to act fast and smart,. Wait another second longer, and you reduce the chances of your laptop surviving the spillage. Here is how to handle a laptop that has liquid spilled on it.

• Turn off the laptop immediately. Remove the AC Adapter. Doing so cuts down the possibility of the adapter shorting out.
• Disconnect all external devices
• Turn the laptop upside down to stop the water from flowing any further.
• Use paper towels or clean lint-free cloth to clean the liquid
• Double-check the keyboard. Pour out any leftover liquid, then remove and clean the keyboard.
• Use  another piece of clean lint-free cloth, slightly dampened to wipe sticky areas of the laptop such as the screen, keys on the keyboard, and any other buttons located on the laptop
• Don't get your hands anywhere near static electricity as it causes high voltage and could destroy your laptop even when it's dry.

• If you can't reach the spillage quickly enough, I suggest you disassemble the laptop to prevent the circuit boards from corroding. As part of the disassembly,remove your hard disk to prevent loss of data and the Network Card, Video Card, e.t.c
• If you happen to spill non-water stains such as Coca Cola and coffee on your laptop, use a tooth brush or lint-free cloth to clean the residue from the spillage.. Then blow the residue away with  compressed air. 
• Put the laptop back together, and test it to see whether it's working.

That's a wrap on "How To Handle a Laptop That has Liquid Spilled on It." It is possible to handle spillages but you need to act quick  to accomplish this task. Do this, and you should be able to handle the spillage breezily.

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How to Disassemble Your Laptop-Part II

This week we continue  from where we left off with our tutorial on"How to Disassemble Your Laptop-Part II" by Removing the expansion Memory.

Remove the Memory Module


To remove the memory module

• Put the laptop in boot mode
• Turn the power off and disconnect all cables from the laptop
• Turn the laptop upside down and take out the battery and the screw securing the memory module socket cover
• Slide your finger nail under the socket cover and lift it off. Push the latches to the outside to free up the memory module. A spring then forces one end of the module up.
• Hold the module and pull it out.
• Seat the cover and secure the screws
• Replace the battery
• Remove the memory bay cover

Remove the Modem

To remove the modem:

• Remove the strip cover and keyboard
• Remove the two black screws securing the modem module
• Lift the unit off the connector
• Disconnect the modem cable from the modem module

Once you've taken all these part apart, put the entire laptop back together again.

That's a wrap on 'How to Disassemble your laptop-Part II. Hope you all have learnt a lot in this two part series. Although it seems scary, at first, once you get the hang of it, taking your laptop apart  should be a breeze.

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