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  • Computer question:Spilled milk in laptop, now what?

    09/20/2004 9:37:37 AM PDT · by finnman69 · 42 replies · 4,324+ views
    9/20/04 | finnman69
    Please no spilled milk jokes. Ok, spilled milk into my Inspiron laptop keyboard, (PIII 700 Mhz, 256k RAM, 30 GB HD, Win 98). I turned it over and powered down. I disconnected it, battery out, drives out, HD out, keyboard removed and all dried out for 36 hours. Cleaned out all the visible residue which seemed confined to the QWERTY area and some on the circuit board where the power button was (not the mother board). It now powers on and functions normally with the exception of the keyboard not working (5-6 keys mis typing), I figure it needs replacement,...