Liquid Spill on laptop

[ftfk]

Hello,

My son spilled diet coke on my laptop.
When i take it apart i can see it has reached the motherboard.

If i buy a new motherboard,what are the chances it will run again?

Thanks for any advice or suggestions.

[Geek-9pm]

Remove battery and power plug first.
You may have to open the case to remove traces of the liquid.
The soft drink contains:
  Water
  Sugar
  Sodium
These three make a conductive goo that can bridge circuits on the laptop motherboard. Common rubbing alcohol can be use as a solvent. It is both toxic and flammable. Use in a well vented area. Wait for the device to be fully dry before trying to power it on again.

I have recommend this article as a general method for liquid spills on laptops.
http://techchannel.radioshack.com/clean-up-laptop-spills-1421.html
That information is also found on other sources.
Do not use hearse  and dangerous solvents.
Alcohol is normally safe.
But trichlorethylene is not.

[ftfk]

Hello Geek,

It has been around 2 weeks since this happened.
I have cleaned the laptop.

But is it worth my while to buy a new motherboard the spill was'nt a whole lot but
the laptop is dry now but it will not power on.

If i thought a new board would make this laptop run again i would get one.

[patio]

I'd take it to a shop 1st and get an estimate before spending that $$ on a new MBoard...
Actually get 2 or 3 estimates from different places.

P.S. Your data can be saved no matter what you decide to do.