I spilled some water on my laptop and now (after I let dry) whenever I press
the "A" key, A,S and D come up at the same time.

Is this forever ruined?

Gene

Great, thanks for the advice. I know that it was just water, but I did not
try anything to dry it. It has been about a week and a half since the
incident. Surely the water has dried since then? Should I still try to use
pressurized air such as a hair dryer?

Gene

"peter" <please@nospam.com> wrote in message
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I think he was refering to something like DUST-OFF, or some other
pressurized air-spray, but if it has already been a week and a half, that
might or might not help. I would not use any excessive heat, like a
hair-dryer, at this point. I do agree that if everything else in your
computer is working fine, it sounds like an issue that can be resolved by
someone fluent in laptop repair.


"Gene Moon" <genemoon@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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The KEYBOARD is probably forever ruined, but not the laptop. And
replacement keyboards are not all that expensive (in the $30 to $50
range, most commonly).

The keyboard has layers of mylar with printed conductive strips on them.
Basically, you have probably "stuck" some of these layers together by
getting them wet. If the keyboard can be taken apart, this is easily
fixed, but about 90% of these keyboards are fused together by melting
the plastic, although a FEW of them can be taken apart in one way or
another(the part that needs to be taken apart is the base on the side
opposite the keytops, and not the keycaps themselves).

If you try to take it apart, the risk is high but you might be able to
fix it. The flex ribbon cable from the keyboard to the motherboard has
a Zero-insertion force socket and this MUST be unlocked before you plug
or unplug the keyboard into the motherboard. If you don't do this
properly, you could damage the motherboard, a far more serious issue.



Gene Moon wrote: