How to Put Laptop Computer in Oven To Treat Water Damage

I recently and accidentally spilled water on my HP laptop. A lot. It got on the keyboard, the underside, maybe in the air vents...

I put paper towels to mitigate the damage. The screen was still on, and seemed ok. I soaked up the water from the keyboard.

I then held the laptop upside down to shake the water out from the keyboard. Around this time, the screen went black, although I could hear the hard drive and/or fans making noise (not sure which, most likely fans. Same noise as ever when it is on.)

Long story short, the screen would not go on, and the computer, after I turned it off, would not turn back on.

What to do if this happens to you.

I would say power down the laptop as soon as possible, and remove the battery.

I put my laptop in the oven. As you can see on this blog, I had put my iPhone in the oven multiple times, with no problems. The reason I felt ok doing that with my phone, and now laptop (long story short, the laptop is ok now, and I am typing from it now!) is that I noticed saunas (the ones I go to, anyway) get around 180 degrees. My iPhone 4 used to complain that it was too hot to use, but that is all. It never melted nor exploded. According to a quick Google search, saunas (with humans in them) get up to 221 degrees Fahrenheit. I have not taken electronics in there, so I would not set my oven to 200+, but certainly 170-180 degrees F.

Please note, I am not encouraging you necessarily to put your laptop in the oven. I am simply saying it worked fine for me, and saved me from having to buy a new computer. If you choose to do this, it is your choice.

Moving right along.

1. Remove the battery.
2. Turn oven on to lowest setting. Mine is 170. 
3. Put the laptop inside. 
4. Check on it in increments of 5 minutes at first. Simply to make sure it hasn't melted or exploded etc. This means, simply cracking open the door a bit for a visual scan. 

My laptop was in the oven around 20 or 30 minutes. Then, I turned off the actual heat, and left it in there for another 20 minutes or so (to fully cool down.) I took it out once it was cool to touch, and it works perfectly well now. It is a regular plastic laptop from HP, nothing fancy, 15.6 inches like this one : http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/hp-15-ba080sa-15-6-laptop-blue-10146691-pdt.html

Hope this works for you!