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Computer got wet
My dell computer was left out one night and the stupid cat spilled a glass of water on the table. The computer was sitting in water when I went downstairs luckily it was off and not plugged in. I took the computer and tried to dry it off and even took the bottom panels off and blow dried it. Now my computer keeps saying stuff like QuickSet has a problem that cant be fixed and it's definitely running alot slower. What can I do to fix it and make sure everything is ok. Is my computer ruined for good? If I took it to the Geek Squad would it be really exspensive to fix? please help!
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Put it in a bag and fill it with dry, uncooked rice. Take the battery out and leave it in there too. Leave it like that for a week or so, replacing the rice if it seems to get moist. My mom's dropped her cell phone to the bottom of a lake (and it took awhile to find). It wouldn't work well at all at first, but we put it in rice and now its perfect.
Depending on what got damaged it may or may not be expensive. But before you do anything, back up your hard drive! If you DO lose the computer, you won't lose your files. If you don't have a big enough flash drive, use an iPod (you can use them like a portable hard drive) and just copy all your files to it. Good luck!
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I don't think it's ruined completely i'd first try and read the owners manual that came with the computer and see if there's any information in it that helps if there's none then i'd call up Dell and explain to them what happened they should be able to help you if that doesn't help then your next step would probably be to contact Geek Squad or visit a store that deals with computers also if you lost the manual you can always visit Dell's website just click on contact us at the top of the page and you'll be ready to go :)
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