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HP mini 110. Keyboard won't work.

  • 29-07-2010 5:17pm
    #1
    Terry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭


    Dude spilled milk on it.

    I've removed the keyboard (easiest ever. Only 3 screws. :) ).
    I can see where the milk is.
    My concerns are 1, that the milk may have shorted something. Although I don't see any scorch marks, and the OS starts up normally (as far as the password prompt screen).

    2, I'm going to use alcohol to clean up the milk. Is this the right thing to use, or should I just use water?


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  • #2
    asgaard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 631 ✭✭✭asgaard


    Denatured alcohol on a lint free cloth and let it dry.
    Corrosion is our worst nightmare because it eats away components and makes the solder on each component disappear and then it looses conta...
    I had same problem with Asus netbook. Friend of mine spilled coffee on it. The keybo won't work. I tried clean mobo, but it didn't help. I had to buy new one.
    http://searchwarp.com/swa550946-Cleaning-A-Laptop-That-Had-Liquid-Spilled-On-It.htm


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