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‎06-21-2016 06:46 PM

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Product: Pavilion dv6-6135dx
Not a lot of juice spilled but apparently enough to hurt my laptop. It spilled on the top right corner of the keyboard and I immediately wiped it all up and the laptop seemed to be fine. I turned it off and when I came back to use it, it would not turn on. It also made a sizzling noise on the top right side. Help!
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‎06-21-2016 07:24 PM

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The sizzling sound was likely the sound of your motherboard shorting out (dying). The juice probably gradually seeped down inside and when you applied power again- zap.

 

For what it is worth now-any time liquid is spilled on a laptop it should immediately be powered off, battery & power cord removed and the laptop placed upside down for at least 24 hrs to drain any tiny bit of liquid.

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‎06-21-2016 07:24 PM

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The sizzling sound was likely the sound of your motherboard shorting out (dying). The juice probably gradually seeped down inside and when you applied power again- zap.

 

For what it is worth now-any time liquid is spilled on a laptop it should immediately be powered off, battery & power cord removed and the laptop placed upside down for at least 24 hrs to drain any tiny bit of liquid.

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‎06-21-2016 07:26 PM

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Okay so if the motherboard died, then there's no fixing the laptop without replacing it right? Also how much do motherboards cost, do you know?
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‎06-21-2016 07:30 PM - edited ‎06-21-2016 07:40 PM

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If you could even find the right motherboard it would probably cost as much to purchase & have someone install it as buying a new laptop. Other motherboards may work-but your Windows would deactivate when started up on new board. IF the license key on label underneath is still legible you "might" be able to use it to re-activate Windows on a new board.

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‎06-21-2016 07:42 PM

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While searching for a motherboard I came across the same laptop for less than $300:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0058UPCFA/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&condition=all

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‎06-21-2016 08:33 PM

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Ok thank you
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