I messed up my computer!!!! HELP!!?

So i'm in the middle of doing nanowrimo (national novel writing month) and i was super tired so i went to get some water to wake up a little and dropped some on my keyboard. i didnt know there was still some on the keyboard until half an hour later when i noticed my down key wasnt working. I restarted my computer because i thought the down key thing might just be my computer acting up (sometimes some letters don't work and i just restart it and it's fine) but now when i try to turn it on it just does a bunch of high beeps like the "low battery warning" when you start up the computer on a low battery and then it shuts off when it still has a quarter of the loading bar to go. My dad told me he thinks it'll be fine and that because of the water it thinks that there's a key being pressed but i'm scared, because this is my first laptop and i dont want to have to do the rest of my nanowrimo on this crappy virus filled pc. also, if it doesn't ever turn on again, is there a way to get the memory out of my computer and into a new one? or even just onto a flash drive or something? i have files and programs on that computer that i really need! i have a dell inspiron 1654 if that helps, and it's always been a bit glitchy...I messed up my computer!!!! HELP!!?
Try powering the laptop off entirely, turning it upside-down, drying it lightly with a hair-drier (but not so that you melt the plastic - Be careful), then leaving it upside-down in a warm room for a couple of days. If you're very lucky, it might recover or at least regain some functionality. If the machine runs fine but the keyboard is still broken, try plugging in an external keyboard as a quick fix.



If it is truly borked beyond repair, you can probably get a computer-savvy person who knows what they're doing (emphasis on knows what they're doing) to open it and remove the hard drive, then load it into another machine or something so that you can get your data back (like the guy above me said).



In future if you spill something on a keyboard or laptop, don't touch any buttons (don't even shut it down) and immediately unplug the keyboard or remove the laptop battery, then dry it out in the way I said above for 2 days before using it again.I messed up my computer!!!! HELP!!?
Try unplugging the keyboard, the beeps might be the down key being pressed. That is probably it.I messed up my computer!!!! HELP!!?
I've mentioned this method a few times on here as a way of recovering files on an otherwise broken computer...



As you are using a laptop, inside will be a 2.5" Hard Disk Drive (either IDE or SATA).



On eBay, you can buy a small, cheap adapter that will let you plug a hard disk drive directly into a USB port on a WORKING computer. The working (host) computer will be used to perform the backup of your important stuff but essentially all you would need to do is to copy your files into a new folder on the host computer. Once your files are copied (make sure you copy the files and not just LINKS to files!) simply burn your data onto DVD or CDROM so that you can ERASE your personal stuff and send the broken machine for repair or scrapped for an insurance claim.

'Programs' themselves are not really essential as backup items as all you will need is the original installation cd's to get the programs back on.



Here is a link to see the adapter in question. It is on UK ebay but the adapters can be bought anywhere.



http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/USB-2-0-SATA-IDE-C鈥?/a>



PS Laptop keyboards can be removed but it usually demands a bit of knowledge as certain screws would usually need to be taken out from the underside.

Here is an article on a slightly different model that explains how to remove components..

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/sy鈥?/a>



IF you can remove the keyboard, thoroughly dry it out with a hairdryer (for example!) and do the same to the laptop, being careful not to overheat anything!



Just be aware that electrical things can fail catastrophically when powered up with water in em so try to make sure it is bone dry before powering it up (even take the battery out)



This might save you going to the expense of getting the adapter mentioned but either way, good luck!