Super User Root beer Posted September 30, 2009 Super User Posted September 30, 2009 I was on phone with my dad and I had a peach fruit juice in my other hand. I went to set the drink on my desk, and it sort of slipped out of my hand hit the side of my desk and splatter peach fruit juice all over my $1,500 laptop!! I ran to kitchen grab some towels and cleaned it as fast as I could. Screen had a nasty streak, but I got it all off with the screen cloth. But the keyboard all the buttons seem to be functional, the computer hasn't started sparkling or caught on fire, yet.. It seems some of keys feels a little sticky, any computer specialist got some suggestions for me? I think I dodge a bullet... Quote
daviscw Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 Your story would have been 20 times cooler if you were drinking beer. Quote
Super User Lund Explorer Posted October 1, 2009 Super User Posted October 1, 2009 You may have dodged a bullet, but I'll bet you don't dodge the effect of that juice drying up! Sticky Now.... Stuck Later Quote
Daniel My Brother Posted October 1, 2009 Posted October 1, 2009 Try running it through the dishwasher. That should take care of the sticky keys. Quote
Super User grimlin Posted October 1, 2009 Super User Posted October 1, 2009 Make sure you get all that juice up or you will have one messed up keyboard. I let my kid play games on here and needless to say this is my 3rd keyboard this year.I'm not sure if he's spilling his juice on here intentionally or not. He's not allowed to have anymore drinks near the computer anymore.I make him walk to the table,get a drink,set it down on table and then walk back to computer. You may have to get a can of that computer cleaner that's safe on keyboards.Those sticky buttons are going to suck the next time you try to use it. Quote
Super User Root beer Posted October 1, 2009 Author Super User Posted October 1, 2009 Peach Fruit juice.... Buy you some Tropicana Peach Orchard Juice, taste it, then come back and talk to me. I used a Q-tip and cotton ball with rubbing alcohol get sticky stuff off. Everything appears normal.. Quote
Big Phish Posted October 1, 2009 Posted October 1, 2009 Your story would have been 20 times cooler if you were drinking beer. Quote
Slip Gun Posted October 1, 2009 Posted October 1, 2009 The only real way to fix this will take a little bit of work and if I knew your laptop model I can give better advice. Essentially what you need to do is remove your keyboard from the laptop*this is a lot easier then it sounds* and run it under your faucet to wash all the juice off. After this lay it up on a vent in your house to let it dry. *at least 24 hours for safety* After it is dried reinstall it and it will be as good as new. *I worked in a computer repair shop for 5 years and we have done this to hundreds of laptops trust me it works* Quote
CFFF 1.5 Posted October 1, 2009 Posted October 1, 2009 The only real way to fix this will take a little bit of work and if I knew your laptop model I can give better advice. Essentially what you need to do is remove your keyboard from the laptop*this is a lot easier then it sounds* and run it under your faucet to wash all the juice off. After this lay it up on a vent in your house to let it dry. *at least 24 hours for safety* After it is dried reinstall it and it will be as good as new. *I worked in a computer repair shop for 5 years and we have done this to hundreds of laptops trust me it works* x2 Quote
Super User Root beer Posted October 1, 2009 Author Super User Posted October 1, 2009 I have a Dell XPS M1530.. Quote
Super User Tin Posted October 1, 2009 Super User Posted October 1, 2009 I hope you atleast had vodka in that fruit juice. Quote
Super User Root beer Posted October 1, 2009 Author Super User Posted October 1, 2009 I hope you atleast had vodka in that fruit juice. I learned something really interested when I was in Georgetown, Cayman Island for my senior trip...Rum Punch.. Quote
Slip Gun Posted October 1, 2009 Posted October 1, 2009 1. Remove battery 2. Under where the battery was unscrew a couple of screws there which lead up holding in the hing cover. 3. Take the caps off the hinges on both sides of the notebook. *this is on the front side looking at the keyboard* 4. Go back to the front side of it and take off the name plate above the keyboard *BE CAREFUL! This has a small ribbon wire you want to make sure you don't rip out.* 5. Unscrew two screws in silver plate holding in the keyboard 6. pull out keyboard and disconnect its ribbon cable. 7. Wash keyboard in sink and let FULLY dry 8. Reassemble. 9. Do the smoke test - if it releases the magical smoke you did something wrong. Computers never work after they release the magical smoke ;D -I just found it on the dell site http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/xpsM1530/en/SM/hingecvr.htm#wp1179905 go to have fun! Quote
Super User Root beer Posted October 1, 2009 Author Super User Posted October 1, 2009 1. Remove battery 2. Under where the battery was unscrew a couple of screws there which lead up holding in the hing cover. 3. Take the caps off the hinges on both sides of the notebook. *this is on the front side looking at the keyboard* 4. Go back to the front side of it and take off the name plate above the keyboard *BE CAREFUL! This has a small ribbon wire you want to make sure you don't rip out.* 5. Unscrew two screws in silver plate holding in the keyboard 6. pull out keyboard and disconnect its ribbon cable. 7. Wash keyboard in sink and let FULLY dry 8. Reassemble. 9. Do the smoke test - if it releases the magical smoke you did something wrong. Computers never work after they release the magical smoke ;D -I just found it on the dell site http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/xpsM1530/en/SM/hingecvr.htm#wp1179905 go to have fun! To be frank with you, I'm too scared to attempt this. I might screw it up.. My computer hasn't blew up and all the buttons seems functional. It been 24 hours since I cleaned it up..You think I got plain lucky without getting juice deep into hard drive? Quote
Slip Gun Posted October 1, 2009 Posted October 1, 2009 Often when you spill something onto a laptop it will just fry/stick up the keyboard. If a key doesn't work its too late anyways - that trick won't help. The only thing this will fix is sticky keys from the juice. If your keys arn't sticky - don't bother. On a side note I know that looks difficult but its REALLY not. -Oh and yes your lucky but it's not unusual at all. Worse can happen but it often doesn't. The keyboard is on a solid plate that is pretty well protected. This plate tends to collect liquid so it rarely make it to motherboard level unless you give it a real bath Quote
jamarkwe Posted October 1, 2009 Posted October 1, 2009 I'm moving to the country, Gonna eat me a lot of peaches. Peaches come from a can, they were put there by a man, In a factory downtown. And if I had my little way, I'd eat peaches everyday. Quote
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