The Pepsi Syndrom

Very early this morning, the unthinkable happened. My very large glass of Coke toppled over right on to my laptop filling the unit to the brim. I quickly pulled the power chord and yanked the battery, but it was too late. Coke was pouring out of the bottom, and was pooled around the keys.

I dismantled the notebook as much as I could, and left it out overnight. This morning, I plugged it in and turned it on - nothing.



But this afternoon, after pricing out new units and deciding that I did not need a notebook... I plugged the unit in again and it turned on!



A little finagling of the hard drive, and it even booted.



And so far (only time will tell) it seems to be working perfectly. The keys are stiff - and will probably start sticking in the next couple of days. But I have already bid on a replacement on eBay so that should be easy enough to repair.

Moral of the story - don't drink and click!