Soda was spilled on my HP Scarlet Red 15.6" Laptop

[JackTradington]

Soda was spilled on the keyboard of my HP Scarlet Red 15.6" Laptop, at first, the laptop would turn on and then display this error message on a black screen: "Boot Device Not Found", followed by a list of different tests I could perform.

Later (after trying several different fixes) the device stopped turning on at all, or even charging.

Any fix or is it permanently destroyed?

[WAWood · Accepted solution]

@JackTradington

Here are some tips on dealing with liquid damage: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/you-just-spilled-water-or-coffee-on-your-laptop-heres-what-you-should-d...

However ... it's most likely that SOME damage was done, regardless of how quickly you turned off the laptop and what you did afterward. The key problems are only the surface and almost certainly, more damage was done than that.

The ONLY way to know for sure is to take or send it to an HP Service Center and pay a LOT of money for them to run full diagnostics on it, and after that, to disassemble it to repair or replace any damaged components.

And, if the motherboard is damaged, the cost of repair can easily exceed the cost of replacing the laptop -- because (as far as I know) water damage is NOT covered under the warranty.

If you live in the U.S., here is a link to the HP Service Repair Centers:
https://www.service-center-locator.com/hp-hewlett-packard/hp-hewlett-packard-service-center.htm

If you live outside the U.S., here is a link to HP Service Centers, by Country/Region: https://support.hp.com/in-en/service-center