Question:
I spilled coffee on my laptop!?
GrassyLemons
2009-09-29 16:39:56 UTC
So I spilled coffee on laptop keyboard a few days ago. after that i did what everyone suggested which was to clean the keys. well that didn't work so i took out my whole keyboard and wash and dry that.

well, the keyboard does work but not in the correct way. if i am on the internet, when i press "h", i get help and "t", i get tools. and i cant type any letter.

the touch pad mouse is doing werid things too. if i double left click to get into a program, instead of open the program, it open the properties of the program and i have to press 'ctrl" and right click, to see open, run-as, cut, paste and etc. i didnt spilled coffee on the touchpad. this situation was the same before and after i clean the keyboard.

i tried the on-screen keyboard and it is the same thing.

i bought a ps2 converter online so i can try an external keyboard.

should i get professional help or buy a new laptop keyboard and sell my old laptop to a computer shop?
Three answers:
anonymous
2009-09-29 16:43:17 UTC
dont ever drink coffee again
Skez
2009-09-29 16:58:20 UTC
I'm a motorcycle man so I would say try to kick start it. If that doesn't work, then it was explained to me by an electronicks man that when an electronick component gets wet it short circuits and leaves a carbon trail where it short circuited. Then when it dries out, that carbon trail remains and the current will follow it instead of somewhere else. You have to manually wipe away the carbon trail which in some cases is impossible to get to. I'm guessing that you have a trail from your H key that triggers something other than H. You will most likely need a new keyboard.



Is there someone in the house you can blame this on? The dog, cat, hamster who escaped and spilt his coffee? You can try that first.



Good Luck
deschino
2016-12-17 00:24:45 UTC
close a million: down the computing gadget at present day. Step 2: Wipe up any liquid. Tilt the computing gadget to the edge to empty any drinks. Step 3: get rid of any detachable areas from the computing device, alongside with the potential cord, printer and mouse cables, the floppychronic, CDchronic, modem enjoying cards and battery. do no longer disassemble the computing device physique to get rid of inner areas. Step 4: as quickly as the areas are bumped off, gently develop the computing gadget and turn it to the edge and the different way as much as drain any liquid. Tilt the computing gadget in a form of guidelines to determine that there are no longer any swimming pools of liquid lurking, yet be careful to no longer shake it or handle it extra or less. Step 5: Repeat with the floppychronic and different detachable areas. Step 6: Use a hair dryer on a funky placing to dry the computing device and its areas in case you are able to. Step 7: enable the computing gadget and its detachable areas to dry for twenty-four hours in the previous you reassemble it and turn it decrease back on. (while you're decrease than a good cut-off date, permit the computing device dry for a minimum of an hour in the previous you reassemble it.) Step 8: If the computing gadget does no longer paintings dazzling or does no longer turn on, convey it to a working laptop or computing gadget fix expert, besides the undeniable fact that the wear could desire to be irreparable. Spills are between the main efficient reasons of computing device deaths.


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