Hi there,
Spilled a cup of black coffee (luckily no sugar) on my laptop the other day.... Powered it off, took it apart and let it dry for 2 days.
After drying, it works mostly fine except that the screen will randomly go black for a moment (1-2 seconds). It will work without issue for stretches of time and then do it once, twice, or 5x in a row.
When I connect an external screen and watch what happens when the issue arises, something interesting happens.. When the primary screen goes black, the secondary screen will still display the extended desktop. HOWEVER, during the primary screen's "black out period", I cannot move the mouse or do anything on the external screen, it just freezes. It should be noted that this "external screen" is just an Ipad linked with an iphone chord and some software.
I'm thinking of opening the laptop back up again and using isopropyl alcohol to clean all the connections I can see..... but it would help to know what circuits/connections I should be looking at. Since the external screen behaves a bit differently during the issue, it's made it less obvious to me.
Any ideas?
Spilled a cup of black coffee (luckily no sugar) on my laptop the other day.... Powered it off, took it apart and let it dry for 2 days.
After drying, it works mostly fine except that the screen will randomly go black for a moment (1-2 seconds). It will work without issue for stretches of time and then do it once, twice, or 5x in a row.
When I connect an external screen and watch what happens when the issue arises, something interesting happens.. When the primary screen goes black, the secondary screen will still display the extended desktop. HOWEVER, during the primary screen's "black out period", I cannot move the mouse or do anything on the external screen, it just freezes. It should be noted that this "external screen" is just an Ipad linked with an iphone chord and some software.
I'm thinking of opening the laptop back up again and using isopropyl alcohol to clean all the connections I can see..... but it would help to know what circuits/connections I should be looking at. Since the external screen behaves a bit differently during the issue, it's made it less obvious to me.
Any ideas?
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