See here for the liquid question...
http://www.scienceteacherprogram.org...ry/Vann02.html
regarding your notebook, if you don't plan to repair it, connect an external monitor and convert it to a specifict server (i.e. DCHP, file share, printer server, firewall, ..etc.. ), then remove the monitor

, trust me if it's not faulty it will work as a charm
Ginux