I know it's probably toast by now, but I just need a place to vent other than taking it out on my kid. And it was nice too - 2019 MacBook Air. Although it was the base model with only 128 GB, that was perfectly adequate for all the schoolwork done right now. Probably too nice.
I always say to avoid liquids or food next to the computer but my kid doesn't always listen. So my kid came to me in a little panic and I saw the keyboard backlight kind of flashing only a few keys (escape or shift) and with a blank display. Our kid apparently spilled some instant noodles from disposable container and right onto the keyboard and possibly into the case through the back vents. I've been seeing liquid that smells like the soup from the noodles and tried to wipe it off. I don't have the pentalobe screwdriver needed to open the case, but it's probably dead by now anyways. I tried powering it down by holding the power button, but it didn't really do anything. I smelled the case through the rear vent, and it does have a mild odor of burnt electronics mixed with the smell of the soup. After a while, nothing would light up any more.
I'm using a fan on it right now, but it's probably going to be a futile effort. I doubt it's worth trying to fix.
My kid is just going to need to use a ChromeBook that I got in a drawing, which was being used for school before my wife and I decided to allow the use of the MacBook Air.
Might be a good excuse to get a new M1 (if we can justify the spending) and pass my old computer as a hand me down.
I always say to avoid liquids or food next to the computer but my kid doesn't always listen. So my kid came to me in a little panic and I saw the keyboard backlight kind of flashing only a few keys (escape or shift) and with a blank display. Our kid apparently spilled some instant noodles from disposable container and right onto the keyboard and possibly into the case through the back vents. I've been seeing liquid that smells like the soup from the noodles and tried to wipe it off. I don't have the pentalobe screwdriver needed to open the case, but it's probably dead by now anyways. I tried powering it down by holding the power button, but it didn't really do anything. I smelled the case through the rear vent, and it does have a mild odor of burnt electronics mixed with the smell of the soup. After a while, nothing would light up any more.
I'm using a fan on it right now, but it's probably going to be a futile effort. I doubt it's worth trying to fix.
My kid is just going to need to use a ChromeBook that I got in a drawing, which was being used for school before my wife and I decided to allow the use of the MacBook Air.
Might be a good excuse to get a new M1 (if we can justify the spending) and pass my old computer as a hand me down.