Hi there, I spilled tea over my laptop and I dont know where to start with the repair. I dried everything for days, 1st it turned on but couldn’t find the drive and stopped at the bios, I let it rest for a few more days then tried again, same only boots into BIOS. Opened it up to see if I can see …

amazing thanks @Jorg_Mertin attached a few pictures. [IMG_7280] [IMG_7282]

Did any tea go through the keyboard etc.? Because it looks quite clean to me.

yes 100% I found drops of tea around the fan area and underneath the fan dripping through the grill on the underside

If it went through the bottom to the fan etc. it can have shorted some parts. But as with all troubleshooting, you need to try and error until you find what does not work. Remove everything, then try to boot, at least to go into the BIOS. And continue from there. If it does not power up anymore, …

Will do. Thank you for all the advice.

I would have submerged the whole device in distilled water until all the tea was washed off. Tea dissolves well in water and washes it away rather than alcohol / ethanol that evaporates quickly and leaves the tea were it was. Then let it dry fully. That might need a full week in a warm dry place to …

If it no longer boots at all then there are still a few things you can check for signs of life. If you plug in a charger does a charging light come on?

ok I took everything apart but indeed cant lift of the main board off. Its stuck on the blue circled parts. I should have done this right away! I followed the guide, so I guess I need to apply more force to get it out, then order a new one. [IMG_7332] Support says I should buy new components.

[image] TTTTT: I took everything apart but indeed cant lift of the main board off. Its stuck on the blue circled parts. I should have done this right away! I followed the guide, so I guess I need to apply more force to get it out Odd. Does it feel caught? I wouldn’t think tea could make it s…

thank you for all the advice @MJ1 . Are you really saying I can submerge the whole disassembled laptop in its current state into >90% alcohol? Interesting. Maybe I should try this. yes its really stuck and I almost bent it a tiny bit trying to lift it up. I followed the guide so I am sure I disconne…

Spilled tea over framework 13, doesnt turn on anymore what next

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TTTTT May 18, 2025, 10:09pm 22

I plugged it in and out for the third time and now it works again. thanks for all the help so far,

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Spilled tea over framework 13, doesnt turn on anymore what next

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