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10.07.2008 at 11:44PM PDT, ID: 23796356
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PC had something spilled on it and after I cleaned it out it freezes while loading bios

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PC Laptops, Miscellaneous Hardware, General Laptop

Tags:

spill, wont POST, BIOS, laptop, wont boot
I have been working on a laptop that had something spilled on it (soda or beer) and after thoroughly cleaning all parts of it with alcohol swabs and letting it dry out, I powered it back up and it freezes while its loading the bios. its a gateway 6460 and I dont know where I stand with this thing, I have spent a good amount of time cleaning it out.  The screen is fine, and as far as I know the hard drive memory and processor were not affected by the spill, but as I already said, it starts to boot but then locks up while the bios is loading, there is a progress indicator that gets about 3/4 complete then it just sits... if anyone has any ideas what I could try I would appreciate it.  I am just working on this system and was not the one who spilled on it, the EU didnt give me much info. I think they tried and turned it on while it was still wet but I dont know, and I dont know if it was spilled on while it was on or off but after cleaning it all up, now I know that it wont get past the bios.. ask questions and I will do what I can, I have another 6460 that has other problems but I suppose I can try and mix and match parts but both of them seem like the problems they have right now are due to motherboard issues so I dont know if swapping parts would really pay off. any advice will be gladly taken, Thanks!
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Answered By: JohnnyCanuck
Expert Since: 01/23/2004
Accepted Solutions: 306
JohnnyCanuck has been an Expert for 4 years 11 months, during which he has posted 1222 comments and answered 306 questions. JohnnyCanuck is just one of 2081 experts in the PC Laptops Zone. 4 experts collaborated on this answer, which was graded a "B" by the asker.
 
 
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