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Tinky 30-10-2018 20:37

keyboard not working on laptop
 
Need help badly. Accidentally spilled coffee on keyboard, none of the keys worked. Tonight couldnt even switch on lappy keeps beeping, is it fixable? :o:

pip08456 30-10-2018 20:57

Re: keyboard not working on laptop
 
Possibly fixable. You could now have a short on the keyboard. Disconnect the keyboard and if it boots to BIOS then just replace keyboard. It should stop at BIOS with no keyboard message (and possibly press F1 to continue).

Tinky 30-10-2018 23:11

Re: keyboard not working on laptop
 
Keyboard is part of the laptop I do not use the touchpad. None of the keys work.

admars 30-10-2018 23:33

Re: keyboard not working on laptop
 
there's most probably a youtube video on how to strip your laptop to get the keyboard off, you normally have some slots above the Function keys to prize it off, then pull off the ribbon cable.

the difficult part is usually working out how hard to pull :(

Jimmy-J 31-10-2018 08:01

Re: keyboard not working on laptop
 
What's the make and model of laptop?

Tinky 31-10-2018 11:07

Re: keyboard not working on laptop
 
Its a Packard bell easynote ts

heero_yuy 31-10-2018 11:29

Re: keyboard not working on laptop
 
Quote:

Quote from admars: then pull off the ribbon cable.

the difficult part is usually working out how hard to pull :(
These are usually a ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) connector. You have to open the gate to release the strip. This either slides in the direction of the strip or sometimes pivots upward.

pip08456 31-10-2018 11:40

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Tinky 31-10-2018 12:20

Re: keyboard not working on laptop
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 35968722)

Thanks for the link pip as you know I can't use the keyboard to search. I have also managed to boot it up again and tried a system restore but it didn't like it. Me thinks probably an early Christmas pressie for me is on the cards. Would I be able to transfer my old files and data to a new lappy?

---------- Post added at 11:20 ---------- Previous post was at 11:19 ----------

PS I am replying on my kindle.

pip08456 31-10-2018 12:35

Re: keyboard not working on laptop
 
Yes you should be able to transfer files and data OK.

Tinky 31-10-2018 13:29

Re: keyboard not working on laptop
 
Thank you pip

Hom3r 01-11-2018 20:10

Re: keyboard not working on laptop
 
Beg, borrow or sreal a USB keayboard and plug it in, the lappy should find it.

Tinky 02-11-2018 09:17

Re: keyboard not working on laptop
 
I took the lappy to be fixed but was told it was completely fubared, so now just finished setting up my new purchase. :)

admars 02-11-2018 13:25

Re: keyboard not working on laptop
 
i guess it depends how much liquid got inside, there should be a membrane to stop it getting further than the keyboard.

hopefully you'll be happy with the new one. with a bit of luck you can just use an external caddy to put the hard drive in from the old one to get files off.

Hom3r 04-11-2018 19:39

Re: keyboard not working on laptop
 
When she was about 8 my niece knocked a glass of water over my Acer laptop, I wasn't there butmy mum was babysitting her.

She turned it off and positioned it in away to help dry it.

It survived for several years.


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