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