My Laptop’s Motherboard Was Corroded But It Still Turns On
Long story short: My laptop’s motherboard got rained on but thankfully, it still turns.
Questions are at the bottom of the post
So, my laptop (which I just bought 4 months ago) got rained on and it causes corrosion to my laptop’s motherboard.
I went to the service center and they showed me what happened to my laptop and how it looks like. I personally think it’s not a huge corrosion but I still want to know your thoughts.
Anyway, they told me that it’d cost me around $600 to repair my laptop. I said I’ll think about it and went home.
When I get home, I immediately put it on a rice container and planned to keep it there for 3-4 days.
My plan is to keep using it after I drain it on a rice container since I can still turn it on and I don’t have enough money to have it repaired.
Also, just for the background:
The laptop’s issues are some keyboard keys are not working (backspace and enter key), and it initially won’t turn on unless the charger’s plugged in (but it somehow got resolved when the technician at the service center looked at my unit)
So my questions are:
1. Is my plan okay or do I have to have the corrosion cleaned up?
2. Can I have it cleaned up on a local technicians? The service center said they can’t clean it up and they just offer replacement.
3. Most importantly, in the case where the motherboard really gave up. Can I still have it replaced with the new one, or will the laptop be beyond repair?
Image of the corroded motherboard:
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