Soda spilt on laptop?

[Edmond]

There is a good chance that something in the laptop shorted out (probably the graphics card, although the motherboard could also have been affected). Assuming you have warranty and that it covers liquid damage, then you can have it fixed by the factory / repair shop for free. Otherwise, expect to pay a fee to replace the damaged parts.

However, if this is impossible (as in the laptop is effectively lost) and your HD is undamaged, you can disassemble your laptop and pull out the hard drive, add a USB adapter to it, and use your newly-created external hard drive with another computer to pull any data off of it.