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Hi,
I accidently spilt about a teaspoon of alcohol on my keyboard, and now my keys are dead. When I try to turn it on, i get that annoying "beeping" noise/alert thing that you get when you have key pressed down. However, my caps lock key does work. I'm using a different computer at this time because i cannot get past that splash screen. Please advise me on what I need to do. I'd prefer to try to repair it myself, if at all possible.
My Computer:
HP Pavillion Notebook dv2-1030us
Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit
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Posted 08 November 2009 - 05:18 PM
Unplug it, turn it upside down and set it on a rag for a few hours
The longer the better
Was this medicinal rubbing alcohol or a drink?
The longer the better
Was this medicinal rubbing alcohol or a drink?
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Posted 08 November 2009 - 05:50 PM
It was just plain rubbing alcohol. Also, I have had it upside down since about 3PM EST.
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Posted 08 November 2009 - 08:00 PM
Also, If I do need to send this to HP, is there a way I can back up my files even though I cannot turn it on? There are a lot of files I need that are on that computer, that can't be duplicated easily.
Thanks!!
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Posted 08 November 2009 - 08:23 PM
fortunately, The alcohol should evaporate rather quickly, possibly without any damage
The only way to get the files off of it would be to install it in another computer with a laptop hard drive adapter or use an external hard drive enclosure
The only way to get the files off of it would be to install it in another computer with a laptop hard drive adapter or use an external hard drive enclosure
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Posted 08 November 2009 - 08:48 PM
OK. If it's not working by tomorrow, can you give me some instructions on how to do that and what i need to buy in simple english? Sorry, technology isn't really my strong suit anymore.
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Posted 09 November 2009 - 12:11 PM
Hi Again,
Unfortunately it is still not working. All of the keys seem to be dead, but on startup, it isn't making that "beep" sound as it did yesterday. Don't really know if that's a good thing or bad thing.
Unfortunately it is still not working. All of the keys seem to be dead, but on startup, it isn't making that "beep" sound as it did yesterday. Don't really know if that's a good thing or bad thing.
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Posted 09 November 2009 - 07:45 PM
Battery charged and the power module plugged in?
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Posted 09 November 2009 - 07:47 PM
Yes. It turns on still and it doesn't have the "beep" anymore, and it's gotten past the splash screen, but now I get a recovery menu, and it wants me to select either run windows vista, or a diagnostic tool, but it won't let me use the arrows to choose, hit enter to select the one it's on, or esc to go back.
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Posted 10 November 2009 - 05:09 PM
Any way to beg, or borrow a keyboard you can plug in to try?
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Posted 10 November 2009 - 05:52 PM
Yes, I tried that. Luckily it works, and parts of my laptop keyboard work. Some keys work regularly, a lot of them are just dead, and some, such as my "M" key does "Y" and my "Y" key does "YM" not sure why it can do 2 letters, but it does. So I guess my next step is to find a new keyboard for my notebook? Do you know of somewhere online I can find one?
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Posted 10 November 2009 - 09:52 PM
The keys may start working again with time. If you don't carry the laptop around a lot, just use an external keyboard.
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