So, this spring I spilled water on my laptop. I opened everything up and dried it out for a day or two with a fan. When I put everything back together it worked pretty well except the left shift key stopped functioning. Everything has been fine since then until....my computer became completely non-functional YESTERDAY. When I try to click on anything it POPS up and then immediately disappears. The same thing happens if I use the keyboard to navigate. Shutting the computer down (which by the way took about 10 MINS) fixed the problem for a minute or two, but other than that I can't do anything with the computer. If anyone has any ideas of how I could fix this problem or why this would have happened I'd be very GRATEFUL. Thanks, Anna.

I guess it might ALSO be worth mentioning that a series of beeps are emitted when booting up. This happens sometimes, but not always.

Dell Inspiron 5100, 3.5 yrs oldQuote

So, this spring I [highlight]spilled water on my laptop[/highlight]. I opened everything up and dried it out for a day or two with a fan. When I put everything back together it worked pretty well except the left shift key stopped functioning. Everything has been fine since then until....my computer became completely non-functional yesterday. When I try to click on anything it pops up and then immediately disappears. The same thing happens if I use the keyboard to navigate. Shutting the computer down (which by the way took about 10 mins) fixed the problem for a minute or two, but other than that I can't do anything with the computer. If anyone has any ideas of how I could fix this problem or [highlight]why this would have happened [/highlight]I'd be very grateful. Thanks, Anna.