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[GMCnet] Fried laptop [message #203511] Wed, 03 April 2013 11:23 Go to next message
USAussie is currently offline  USAussie   United States
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G'day,

I left the roof vent open in Double Trouble and my Acer notebook got
soaked and fried.

Bdub has set me up as on vacation until I can get this sorted.

I'm using John Sharpe's PC to send this message.

Please do not send me any joke emails or ones that require a response
until further notice.

Please don't suggest work arounds.

Bottom line, unless it's a matter of life and death don't send me
ANYTHING until further notice!!!!!

Rob M.

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Re: [GMCnet] Fried laptop [message #203515 is a reply to message #203511] Wed, 03 April 2013 11:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
rcjordan   United States
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Bummer.

Unless 'fried' translates to 'charred' pack it in a couple of pounds of dried rice for 48 hours.

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Re: [GMCnet] Fried laptop [message #203529 is a reply to message #203515] Wed, 03 April 2013 12:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Harry is currently offline  Harry   Canada
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I had the same thing happen. Eventually it dried out and ran again. The screen had wet spots in it for months but eventually went away.

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Re: [GMCnet] Fried laptop [message #203532 is a reply to message #203511] Wed, 03 April 2013 13:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Dried rice is a cheap, safe, readily-available bulk desiccant. Ask any teenager how to salvage a phone that went for a swim and they'll tell you 'dried rice.' Don't ask me how I know this.

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Re: [GMCnet] Fried laptop [message #203577 is a reply to message #203511] Wed, 03 April 2013 21:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Sandra Price is currently offline  Sandra Price   United States
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Try it, Rob. I was able to save my laptop after spilling a glass if wine
right in the middle of my keyboard. Good luck! Sandra
On Apr 3, 2013 11:23 AM, <robmueller@iinet.net.au> wrote:

> G'day,
>
> I left the roof vent open in Double Trouble and my Acer notebook got
> soaked and fried.
>
> Bdub has set me up as on vacation until I can get this sorted.
>
> I'm using John Sharpe's PC to send this message.
>
> Please do not send me any joke emails or ones that require a response
> until further notice.
>
> Please don't suggest work arounds.
>
> Bottom line, unless it's a matter of life and death don't send me
> ANYTHING until further notice!!!!!
>
> Rob M.
>
> _______________________________________________
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Re: [GMCnet] Fried laptop [message #204820 is a reply to message #203511] Tue, 16 April 2013 13:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
USAussie is currently offline  USAussie   United States
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G'day,

I'm baaaacccckkkkk!

Local shop charged me $$29.00 for the keyboard and $39.00 labor. Quite reasonable considering Best Buy didn't even want to know me.

Hooray for small businesses!

And John Sharpe!

Regards,
Rob M.

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From: robmueller@iinet.net.au [mailto:robmueller@iinet.net.au]
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 11:23 AM
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Subject: Fried laptop

G'day,

I left the roof vent open in Double Trouble and my Acer notebook got soaked and fried.

Bdub has set me up as on vacation until I can get this sorted.

I'm using John Sharpe's PC to send this message.

Please do not send me any joke emails or ones that require a response until further notice.

Please don't suggest work arounds.

Bottom line, unless it's a matter of life and death don't send me ANYTHING until further notice!!!!!

Rob M.

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Re: [GMCnet] Fried laptop [message #204822 is a reply to message #204820] Tue, 16 April 2013 13:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Kimberlea Weeks is currently offline  Kimberlea Weeks   United States
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On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 1:39 PM, Rob Mueller <robmueller@iinet.net.au>wrote:

> G'day,
>
> I'm baaaacccckkkkk!
>
> Local shop charged me $$29.00 for the keyboard and $39.00 labor. Quite
> reasonable considering Best Buy didn't even want to know me.
>
> Hooray for small businesses!
>
> And John Sharpe!
>
> Regards,
> Rob M.
>
> ________________________________________
> From: robmueller@iinet.net.au [mailto:robmueller@iinet.net.au]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 11:23 AM
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Subject: Fried laptop
>
> G'day,
>
> I left the roof vent open in Double Trouble and my Acer notebook got
> soaked and fried.
>
> Bdub has set me up as on vacation until I can get this sorted.
>
> I'm using John Sharpe's PC to send this message.
>
> Please do not send me any joke emails or ones that require a response
> until further notice.
>
> Please don't suggest work arounds.
>
> Bottom line, unless it's a matter of life and death don't send me ANYTHING
> until further notice!!!!!
>
> Rob M.
>
> _______________________________________________
> GMCnet mailing list
> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
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Re: [GMCnet] Fried laptop [message #204829 is a reply to message #204820] Tue, 16 April 2013 14:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Matt Colie is currently offline  Matt Colie   United States
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Robert Mueller wrote on Tue, 16 April 2013 14:39

G'day,

I'm baaaacccckkkkk!

Local shop charged me $$29.00 for the keyboard and $39.00 labor. Quite reasonable considering Best Buy didn't even want to know me.

Hooray for small businesses!

And John Sharpe!

Regards,
Rob M.

Rob,

Great news...
Now, are you going to close the vent?
Or
Get a raincoat for the computer? Smile

Matt - I've never done anything like that - Today - with a computer

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Re: [GMCnet] Fried laptop [message #204837 is a reply to message #204820] Tue, 16 April 2013 15:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Sandra Price is currently offline  Sandra Price   United States
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Fantastic, Rob! Good to have friends in high places.

Sandra
On Apr 16, 2013 1:39 PM, "Rob Mueller" <robmueller@iinet.net.au> wrote:

> G'day,
>
> I'm baaaacccckkkkk!
>
> Local shop charged me $$29.00 for the keyboard and $39.00 labor. Quite
> reasonable considering Best Buy didn't even want to know me.
>
> Hooray for small businesses!
>
> And John Sharpe!
>
> Regards,
> Rob M.
>
> ________________________________________
> From: robmueller@iinet.net.au [mailto:robmueller@iinet.net.au]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 11:23 AM
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Subject: Fried laptop
>
> G'day,
>
> I left the roof vent open in Double Trouble and my Acer notebook got
> soaked and fried.
>
> Bdub has set me up as on vacation until I can get this sorted.
>
> I'm using John Sharpe's PC to send this message.
>
> Please do not send me any joke emails or ones that require a response
> until further notice.
>
> Please don't suggest work arounds.
>
> Bottom line, unless it's a matter of life and death don't send me ANYTHING
> until further notice!!!!!
>
> Rob M.
>
> _______________________________________________
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Re: [GMCnet] Fried laptop [message #204839 is a reply to message #203511] Tue, 16 April 2013 15:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
rcjordan   United States
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Good to have you back, Rob. The group was getting unruly.

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Re: [GMCnet] Fried laptop [message #204874 is a reply to message #203532] Tue, 16 April 2013 20:00 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Chr$ is currently offline  Chr$   United States
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You're a teenager, perhaps?

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rcjordan wrote on Wed, 03 April 2013 11:31

Dried rice is a cheap, safe, readily-available bulk desiccant. Ask any teenager how to salvage a phone that went for a swim and they'll tell you 'dried rice.' Don't ask me how I know this.

-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
Scottsdale, AZ

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Re: [GMCnet] Fried laptop [message #204900 is a reply to message #203511] Wed, 17 April 2013 06:18 Go to previous messageGo to next message
SeanKidd is currently offline  SeanKidd   United States
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Now, go out and get a USB Back-up drive, copy all your pictures and important stuff. This was a close call.

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Re: [GMCnet] Fried laptop [message #204949 is a reply to message #204900] Wed, 17 April 2013 12:04 Go to previous message
USAussie is currently offline  USAussie   United States
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Sean,

Already have one and it had all the data on it as of when I left Australia. I was lazy and didn't hook it up

Better yet I went out and bought another Acer Aspire One D250 and will have the hard drive ghosted so that it matches the one in the
Acer I have now.

I will sync them to each other daily.

Regards,
Rob M.

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From: Sean Kidd

Now, go out and get a USB Back-up drive, copy all your pictures and important stuff. This was a close call.

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