> It was likely on at the time but sleeping, but now shows no signs of life. She tried
> right away to power it on and no response.
>
> Anybody know any tricks to revive it?
>
> Up 'til now, my advice to her is quit trying to turn it on, leave it unplugged, and
> give it several days to completely dry out.
>
> Take it apart? Take it in for service? Use it as a paper weight?
Worst you can do after spilling liquids on electronics is to try power them on. Next time it happens anything like that, remove battery and AC power cord ASAP. For water, waiting several days is usually enough. But for sticky substances when dried is best to disassemble and clean it. I would had suggested submerge motherboard on isopropyl alcohol (it mixes with water and evaporates quickly) and hope it turns on fine when re-assembled. I think it's too late for that.
I suggest selling it honestly on Ebay as replacement parts (maybe LCD screen still works?) or risk yourselves repairing cost as much as buying a new one.
EDIT:
> She put it upside down and drained out the coffee, then hair dried it, and tried to
> turn it on again and still no response.
So basically did she make sure to spread liquid everywhere inside instead of only the bottom edges and make a big short circuit? Unfortunately I can't think of any other way it could get any worse save using a sledgehammer. :/
Edited by BIOS-D (04/24/11 05:34 AM)
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