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COMPUTER DIED FROM COLD (Original Post) angstlessk Feb 2019 OP
Windows 10? hermetic Feb 2019 #1
Draw a hot bath and soak it. If color returns, slowly administer a nice hot toddy. yonder Feb 2019 #2
or condensation? consider_this Feb 2019 #3
HANDYMAN HUSBAND keithbvadu2 Feb 2019 #4

yonder

(9,657 posts)
2. Draw a hot bath and soak it. If color returns, slowly administer a nice hot toddy.
Sun Feb 3, 2019, 02:20 PM
Feb 2019

Sorry, it's all I got.

consider_this

(2,203 posts)
3. or condensation?
Sun Feb 3, 2019, 03:26 PM
Feb 2019

You did not give details, but my guess is you had it in the cold and brought it into a warm place without sealing in a plastic bag first. If that is the case, you likely suffered from condensation - moisture is the enemy here. (cold on it's own should not hurt it)

Maybe putting it in a container with silica gel or alot of rice days for a few might do the trick - at least worth a try.

I have always made sure with any electronics or camera to seal in a plastic bag when bringing the item in form the cold. watch what happens to a persons glasses when they come in from extreme cold and you can see how moisture will condense due to the temp change.

keithbvadu2

(36,667 posts)
4. HANDYMAN HUSBAND
Sun Feb 3, 2019, 08:39 PM
Feb 2019

HANDYMAN HUSBAND

Wife texts husband on a cold winter morning, ,
"WINDOWS FROZEN ~ WON'T OPEN"

Husband texts back, "POUR SOME LUKEWARM ,
WATER OVER IT & GENTLY TAP EDGES WITH HAMMER"

Wife texts back 5 minutes later. The text conveyed the following:
"COMPUTER REALLY MESSED UP NOW"

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