spilt liquid on laptop.....please, some advice -my wife is going to kill me!

[Ron Cliborn]

I spilt some soda on my the KB of my laptop.
When I turned it off, cleaned it up & rebooted I had problems with my
Keyboard.
Only some of the keys worked.
The keys that worked were all spread out so it wasn't like just a
small area of keys had quit.

I think the last time I priced a replacement Laptop KB, it was around
$100.

My question is this:
Is this a problem that can be fixed by disassembling the laptop and
doing an extensive cleaning or has something
actually broken it the laptop, like maybe a keyboard controller?

I'm very comfortable taking my DESKTOP system apart and rebuilding and
replacing components as needed.
The laptop is something I've never opened before except to upgrade
HD's and Ram.

I'm not sure if the problem can be diagnosed by my brief description
but if anyone is willing to help me with this, I"I'll answer any
additional questions and be grateful as hell.

Incidentally, computer makes a noise as if a key is stuck, but tapping
on each and every key does nothing to make it stop which leads me to
believe that something is broken.

I figured if all else fails I'll just buy a cheap external KB and use
it, but I"d like a try at fixing it first.

this too 4ver to type w/ On-Screen Keyboad.

also-i have a boken laptop-both toshia but diff modls that could /??
take parts from.

Ron

 

[david]

I spilt some soda on my the KB of my laptop. When I turned it off,
cleaned it up & rebooted I had problems with my Keyboard.
Only some of the keys worked.
The keys that worked were all spread out so it wasn't like just a small
area of keys had quit.

I think the last time I priced a replacement Laptop KB, it was around
$100.

My question is this:
Is this a problem that can be fixed by disassembling the laptop and
doing an extensive cleaning or has something actually broken it the
laptop, like maybe a keyboard controller?

I'm very comfortable taking my DESKTOP system apart and rebuilding and
replacing components as needed.
The laptop is something I've never opened before except to upgrade HD's
and Ram.

I'm not sure if the problem can be diagnosed by my brief description
but if anyone is willing to help me with this, I"I'll answer any
additional questions and be grateful as hell.

Incidentally, computer makes a noise as if a key is stuck, but tapping
on each and every key does nothing to make it stop which leads me to
believe that something is broken.

I figured if all else fails I'll just buy a cheap external KB and use
it, but I"d like a try at fixing it first.

this too 4ver to type w/ On-Screen Keyboad.

also-i have a boken laptop-both toshia but diff modls that could /??
take parts from.

Ron

Why don't you read the replies from the first time you posted this?

 

[Nil]

My question is this:
Is this a problem that can be fixed by disassembling the laptop
and doing an extensive cleaning or has something
actually broken it the laptop, like maybe a keyboard controller?

<http://groups.google.com/group/alt....frm/thread/568480a4e8dfc5a2/9c0cfb3ac24bb181?

 

[jinxy]

<http://groups.google.com/group/alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt/browse_...

Send along the make and model of your laptop, so that we can direct
you in the proper direction, or has your wife already given you the
Bobbit?
-J