spilled milk

george3111987 · 07-10-2008, 08:20 PM

i have a hp pavilion zd8220us. i spilled milk on it while it was on and nothing happened. next day i noticed all my keys on my keyboard is working but sometimes u have to press it really hard for it to work (these r not the keys that i spilled the milk on) and my battery is at 0% and says unable to charge. i opened the computer and found a small portion of the motherboard has some dried milk on it and some on the battery terminal. i cleaned the mother board the best way i can and it still does not work so i bought a new keyboard from HP still dosent work. i went and bought a USB key board from walmart it works. does anyone has any idea what is wrong wit my computer. any ideas how to clean the motherbord or is my mother board DONE. everything else works fine. thank you for all ur help

**TriggerFinger** · 07-10-2008, 08:26 PM

as for your keyboard, considering it is new, i think you have some problems with its connection to the motherboard.

as for your battery, you may need to test it on another similar laptop. with proof of milk on the contacts, it is not a good sign. it may have shorted the circuit that charges the battery.

george3111987 · 07-10-2008, 08:30 PM

i tried reconnecting it but still not working.

**TriggerFinger** · 07-10-2008, 08:35 PM

when you say NOT WORKING, you mean it has the same symptoms as the old one?

george3111987 · 07-11-2008, 12:26 AM

yes the same symptoms.

**TriggerFinger** · 07-11-2008, 08:04 AM

uh oh.. not a good sign...

i think it is best if you get a second opinion from a repair shop. i think the motherboard is gone. let's hope they find a solution that would not be too hard on the pocket.

george3111987 · 07-11-2008, 06:59 PM

oh man i hope thats not the case but thanks for ur help.

07-10-2008, 08:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
george3111987 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 OS: windows vista ultimate	spilled milk i have a hp pavilion zd8220us. i spilled milk on it while it was on and nothing happened. next day i noticed all my keys on my keyboard is working but sometimes u have to press it really hard for it to work (these r not the keys that i spilled the milk on) and my battery is at 0% and says unable to charge. i opened the computer and found a small portion of the motherboard has some dried milk on it and some on the battery terminal. i cleaned the mother board the best way i can and it still does not work so i bought a new keyboard from HP still dosent work. i went and bought a USB key board from walmart it works. does anyone has any idea what is wrong wit my computer. any ideas how to clean the motherbord or is my mother board DONE. everything else works fine. thank you for all ur help

07-10-2008, 08:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,851 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: spilled milk as for your keyboard, considering it is new, i think you have some problems with its connection to the motherboard. as for your battery, you may need to test it on another similar laptop. with proof of milk on the contacts, it is not a good sign. it may have shorted the circuit that charges the battery. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

07-10-2008, 08:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
george3111987 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 OS: windows vista ultimate	Re: spilled milk i tried reconnecting it but still not working.

07-10-2008, 08:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,851 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: spilled milk when you say NOT WORKING, you mean it has the same symptoms as the old one? __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

07-11-2008, 12:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
george3111987 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 OS: windows vista ultimate	Re: spilled milk yes the same symptoms.

07-11-2008, 08:04 AM	#6 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,851 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: spilled milk uh oh.. not a good sign... i think it is best if you get a second opinion from a repair shop. i think the motherboard is gone. let's hope they find a solution that would not be too hard on the pocket. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

07-11-2008, 06:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
george3111987 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 OS: windows vista ultimate	Re: spilled milk oh man i hope thats not the case but thanks for ur help.