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computer help needed spilled coffee on the keyboard vanity
old phone man ^ | december 9, 2004 | old phone man

Posted on 12/09/2004 7:27:28 AM PST by Old Phone Man

we spilled coffee on our keyboard - compaq presario 2100 laptop - caps will not work and y key has gone nuts - any suggestions before we ship it off... help yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyybyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyn


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1 posted on 12/09/2004 7:27:29 AM PST by Old Phone Man
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To: Old Phone Man

Stop using the CD drawer as a cup holder.


2 posted on 12/09/2004 7:28:43 AM PST by HEY4QDEMS
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To: Old Phone Man

"we spilled coffee on our keyboard"

reading DUmmieFunnies while drinking coffee may harm your keyboard


3 posted on 12/09/2004 7:29:09 AM PST by NRA1995 (Yew jes' go and lay yore hand on a Pittsburgh Steeler fan and I think yer gonna fin'lly understand)
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To: Old Phone Man

Don't try to fix it. If its under that type of warranty ship it off because if you do get it working again, it could crap out sometime down the road when your warrnanty has expired.


4 posted on 12/09/2004 7:29:20 AM PST by mlbford2 ("Never wrestle with a pig; you can't win, you just get filthy, and the pig loves it...")
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To: Old Phone Man

Keyboards are cheap. Get a new one.


5 posted on 12/09/2004 7:29:25 AM PST by Piquaboy (22 year veteran of the Army, AIr Force, Pray for all our military in hostile territory.)
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To: Old Phone Man

Ignore it. I do. The rpoblmm wll gg wayy..


6 posted on 12/09/2004 7:29:50 AM PST by Semper Paratus
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I did that. BUY a new one, that one is toast.


7 posted on 12/09/2004 7:29:56 AM PST by marty60
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To: Old Phone Man

Use a straw and a cup lid?


8 posted on 12/09/2004 7:30:00 AM PST by 2banana (They want to die for Islam and we want to kill them)
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To: Old Phone Man

I can pretty much guarantee you that you won't get a single helpful suggestion. A lot of sarcasm and funny pictures, but not one meaningful solution to your problem. Wish I could help...


9 posted on 12/09/2004 7:30:03 AM PST by cwiz24 (Hey Democrats---Now who's ya daddy?)
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Suggestions? Yeah. Go to a Best Buy or a Staples or a Circuit City or an Office Depot and buy a new one. It should cost around $14.99. A lot cheaper than having some PC repair jockey clean your old one and charge you 50 bucks.


11 posted on 12/09/2004 7:30:44 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (All I ask from livin' is to have no chains on me. All I ask from dyin' is to go naturally.)
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To: Piquaboy

It's a laptop. Can you replace just the keyboard of a laptop? I didn't think so...


12 posted on 12/09/2004 7:31:00 AM PST by cwiz24 (Hey Democrats---Now who's ya daddy?)
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To: Old Phone Man

Spend the 15$ to get a new one.


13 posted on 12/09/2004 7:31:10 AM PST by Bogey78O (Kerry surrendered Florida faster than he surrendered the Mekong Delta)
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To: Old Phone Man

Your laptop keyboard is hosed. Buy a standard keyboard (you can get them for about $10) and plug it in to the keyboard port.


14 posted on 12/09/2004 7:31:25 AM PST by Alouette ("Who is for the LORD, come with me!" -- Mattisyahu ben Yohanon, father of Judah Maccabee)
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To: Old Phone Man

Remove all sensitive information from the machine before it is shipped. Also backup what you can. Many times the service will result in wiping the information.


15 posted on 12/09/2004 7:31:43 AM PST by the_Watchman
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iT is a lapTop

can we aTTach anoTher keyboard


17 posted on 12/09/2004 7:31:58 AM PST by Old Phone Man
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To: Old Phone Man
Soak it in alcohol. I have a friend who rescued a cell phone that was dropped in water using this method.
18 posted on 12/09/2004 7:32:16 AM PST by UB355
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To: Old Phone Man

Check the back of it to see if a PS/2 port is there. It'll look like an S-video connector.


19 posted on 12/09/2004 7:32:58 AM PST by Bogey78O (Kerry surrendered Florida faster than he surrendered the Mekong Delta)
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To: cwiz24

You are right. I don't think you can and overlooked the fact that it was a laptop. I am about as sharp as a stump these days.


20 posted on 12/09/2004 7:33:14 AM PST by Piquaboy (22 year veteran of the Army, AIr Force, Pray for all our military in hostile territory.)
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