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.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.


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.
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.