Spilled coffee on laptop, help!!?

Question

So I spilled coffee on laptop keyboard a few days ago. after that i did what everyone suggested which was to clean the keys. well that didn't work so i took out my whole keyboard and wash and dry that.

well, the keyboard does work but not in the correct way. if i am on the internet, when i press "h", i get help and "t", i get tools. and i cant type any letter.

the touch pad mouse is doing werid things too. if i double left click to get into a program, instead of open the program, it open the properties of the program and i have to press 'ctrl" and right click, to see open, run-as, cut, paste and etc. i didnt spilled coffee on the touchpad. this situation was the same before and after i clean the keyboard.

i tried the on-screen keyboard and it is the same thing.

i bought a ps2 converter online so i can try an external keyboard.

should i get professional help or buy a new laptop keyboard and sell my old laptop to a computer shop?

Answer 1

I spilled once some juice onto one of my laptops keyboards and it didn't work anymore but i got it back to excellent working condition!



What you describe seems like there is one or more keys still engaged, acting like it is pressed, that's why the computer, even with onscreen keyboard function, seems to act up even the mouse pad is affected.

Either one or more keys are stuck in pressed position or the contact pad under the keys has still some conducting stuff there.



What you can do: take the keyboard out and wash it again with distilled water (i hope you haven't had the keyboard in regular water before, even though distilled water after wards might be able to get all the mineral deposits out of the keyboard). Let the keyboard really soak in that distilled water and replace the water and repeat the cleaning by have it soak and remove the keyboard and move it around in the water. If there is discoloration of the distilled water or stuff coming out then repeat exchanging the water until clean.

After that replace the distilled water with alcohol (rubbing alcohol, 70% isopropanol alcohol, nothing else than that) and soak the keyboard in the alcohol. Exchange the alcohol one time to make sure it has replaced all water and or washed it out of the very important area of the keyboard, the internal touch pad contacts!



Shake all alcohol out of the keyboard and let it completely dry over night or even 2 nights, no rush on that, and install the keyboard again. This should work to get your keyboard and the computer to work again



Good luck

Answer 2

your Ctrl button is stuck.......... un-stick it...

Answer 3

Shut 1: down the computer immediately. Step 2: Wipe up any liquid. Tilt the computer to the side to drain any liquids. Step 3: Remove any removable parts from the laptop, including the power cord, printer and mouse cables, the floppy drive, CD drive, modem cards and battery. Do not disassemble the laptop body to remove internal parts. Step 4: Once the parts are removed, gently lift the computer and turn it to the side and upside down to drain any liquid. Tilt the computer in a variety of directions to verify that there are no pools of liquid lurking, but be careful not to shake it or handle it roughly. Step 5: Repeat with the floppy drive and other removable parts. Step 6: Use a hair dryer on a cool setting to dry the laptop and its parts if you can. Step 7: Allow the computer and its removable parts to dry for 24 hours before you reassemble it and turn it back on. (If you are under a tight deadline, let the laptop dry for at least an hour before you reassemble it.) Step 8: If the computer does not work properly or does not turn on, bring it to a computer repair professional, although the damage might be irreparable. Spills are one of the leading causes of laptop deaths.

Answer 4

I know most people don't repair anything themselves but go to some service or that kinda thing, and if you still have the guarantee I'd recommend you the same, but if you don't have any guarantee than you'd better try to open it and (Of course without power!) try to clean the cards and etc.

Answer 5

If the on screen keyboard is doing the same thing as your actual keyboard, the problem is not with your keyboard but with windows. You likely have the Alt or Ctrl key stuck down and it is interfering with your ability to type.



Take it to a repair shop, but Make sure you tell them the on screen keyboard is having the same problems as the regular keyboard.

Answer 6

take it in to get cleaned or repaired it wont cost a lot