Laptop took a swim in Pepsi, any HELP Pls.

orcascogins · 09-28-2006, 02:37 PM

We have a Toshibe Satillite 1415-s105. Its about 4-5 years old and yesterday, our 6 yr old decided it needed a Pepsi bath, approx. 8-10 oz across the keyboard. it shut down immediatly and now will not do anything. Not worring about the laptop, as we were looking at new ones anyway, but Is there anyway to get the info off the harddrive. Can i connect it to my desktop computer as a second drive?

IT was running Win xp home.

Any help will be greatly appreciated

William Scogins

~~OMGmissinglink~~ · 09-28-2006, 03:36 PM

There is a laptop adaptor that will connect to a desktop pc, try removing the LT's HD and check the drives appearance meaning under the HD that it does not show signs of shortings from the spill.

**hwm54112** · 09-28-2006, 03:58 PM

You will need a Notebook drive adapter

Change the jumper on the notebook drive to "slave" or "cable select". Install it to the middle connector on the same ribbon cable as the desktop's hard drive

yustr · 09-28-2006, 06:37 PM

The first thing I'd do is wash it. Yep, in distilled water. You have to get any Pepsi out of the drive before you try to move the heads across the disks. I'd remove the drive, see if there's any residual on the outside. If not, then follow the other's recommendations. If it appears that the softdrink migrated into the drive, I'd try to wash it out before doing anything else.

**Cellus** · 09-28-2006, 07:01 PM

Make sure when cleaning with distilled water (distilled - anything else will leave mineral deposits that can cause shorts) to let it thoroughly air-dry a good 24 hours. Sometimes overnight is not long enough.

orcascogins · 09-29-2006, 12:08 AM

i couldn't get the adapter listed, but I was able to get a 2.5" USB hard drive enclosure kit and the hard drive information is there, woohoo. Thanks for all the advice. I would try to clean the laptop, but it was running when the spill happened and it shut itself off and got very hot, so im pretty sure its fried. At least the data is there, thanks again,

William

**Fr4665** · 09-29-2006, 01:26 AM

awsome (all ways make backups ;) )

09-28-2006, 02:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
orcascogins Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 21 OS: xp	Laptop took a swim in Pepsi, any HELP Pls. We have a Toshibe Satillite 1415-s105. Its about 4-5 years old and yesterday, our 6 yr old decided it needed a Pepsi bath, approx. 8-10 oz across the keyboard. it shut down immediatly and now will not do anything. Not worring about the laptop, as we were looking at new ones anyway, but Is there anyway to get the info off the harddrive. Can i connect it to my desktop computer as a second drive? IT was running Win xp home. Any help will be greatly appreciated William Scogins __________________ If my being Crazy makes you feel more sane, then that's OK!

09-28-2006, 06:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
yustr Asst. Manager, The Conversation Pit Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Connecticut shore Posts: 6,069 OS: XP Pro My System	The first thing I'd do is wash it. Yep, in distilled water. You have to get any Pepsi out of the drive before you try to move the heads across the disks. I'd remove the drive, see if there's any residual on the outside. If not, then follow the other's recommendations. If it appears that the softdrink migrated into the drive, I'd try to wash it out before doing anything else. __________________ If there are lawyers or politicians involved, logic may be a very poor tool for reaching a conclusion.

09-28-2006, 07:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
Cellus Moderator Networking Team Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,664 OS: Windows Vista Business SP1, Windows XP Professional SP3 My System	Make sure when cleaning with distilled water (distilled - anything else will leave mineral deposits that can cause shorts) to let it thoroughly air-dry a good 24 hours. Sometimes overnight is not long enough. __________________ TSF Networking Team Virus/Trojan/Spyware Removal Help Donate!

09-29-2006, 12:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
orcascogins Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 21 OS: xp	i couldn't get the adapter listed, but I was able to get a 2.5" USB hard drive enclosure kit and the hard drive information is there, woohoo. Thanks for all the advice. I would try to clean the laptop, but it was running when the spill happened and it shut itself off and got very hot, so im pretty sure its fried. At least the data is there, thanks again, William __________________ If my being Crazy makes you feel more sane, then that's OK!

09-29-2006, 01:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
Fr4665 aka mr.fraggs Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA or Germany Posts: 2,965 OS: Win XP,Vista,Android My System	awsome (all ways make backups ;) ) __________________ I don't subscribe to threads please PM me if i miss a reply. ------- Everest SensorView Pro DriverCleaner how to fix your game

09-28-2006, 03:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~OMGmissinglink~~ Troubled Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,535 OS: XP Pro sp2 My System	There is a laptop adaptor that will connect to a desktop pc, try removing the LT's HD and check the drives appearance meaning under the HD that it does not show signs of shortings from the spill.

09-28-2006, 03:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
hwm54112 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,233 OS: WINXP	You will need a Notebook drive adapter Change the jumper on the notebook drive to "slave" or "cable select". Install it to the middle connector on the same ribbon cable as the desktop's hard drive