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To my surprise, the notebook computer I fed with a cup of Cappuccino seems to have survived. After letting it dry thoroughly it booted like nothing had happened, but then started to beep randomly. Once I removed the keyboard, everything worked normally. Phew.

Further watering and drying of the unmounted keyboard did not help, so I have ordered a new one. In Germany, Acer spare parts are officially available through MK Electronic at surprisinlgy modest prices (they also offer exploded drawings). Single drawback: screen brightness went back to its lowest level, and I will have to wait for the new keyboard to arrive to step up it again - there seems no way to do this without a working Fn-key.

And how to dry a wet notebook computer? In the oven, with the display lid opened. At a temperature of no more than 50 degrees Celsius, a few hours in this uniformly warm atmosphere will do. Alternatively, just let it sit on a table for a day or two. Hair-dryer are not recommended as they heat up things punctually and superficially, resulting in thermal stress on the shell and little drying effect inside the computer.