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  • stevo1210
    Badcaps Legend
    • Oct 2006
    • 4156
    • Australia
    #1

    Laptop or Keyboard?

    Hi Everyone,

    Just got given an older Acer 5738ZG laptop today. Owner spilt a glass of red wine on the keyboard. When he took it here, it started up but would beep continuously during post - I assume the keyboard keys may be stuck internally cause of the red wine.

    Laptop still starts up no issues - works fine with external USB keyboard. Cannot see any spill to the motherboard.

    I removed the keyboard and gave it a good rinse down with distilled water and isopropyl alcohol - then sun dried. Plugged it back in and keyboard is completely dead - does not work at all. Doesn't do the stuck key beep thing anymore however.

    So before I start sinking cash into it (otherwise we will bin it) - dead keyboard or dead motherboard? Could the wine spill have ruined the keyboard and motherboard keyboard circuitry???

    Thanks.
    Last edited by stevo1210; 01-07-2016, 08:29 PM.
    Don't find love, let love find you. That's why its called falling in love, because you don't force yourself to fall, you just fall. - Anonymous
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    • stj
      Great Sage 齊天大聖
      • Dec 2009
      • 30998
      • Albion
      #2
      Re: Laptop or Keyboard?

      Originally posted by stevo1210
      I removed the keyboard and gave it a good rinse down with distilled water and isopropyl alcohol - then sun dried. Plugged it back in and keyboard is completely dead
      been there, done that.

      keyboards are only about $15 new on ebay.
      if you dont want to risk it without being sure, bust the keyboard open and use a bit of wire to short the matrix for a few keys to see if they register on the screen.

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        • diif
          Badcaps Legend
          • Feb 2014
          • 6978
          • England
          #3
          Re: Laptop or Keyboard?

          Its possible but unlikely. Have you've stripped the laptop down and checked inside ?

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            • stevo1210
              Badcaps Legend
              • Oct 2006
              • 4156
              • Australia
              #4
              Re: Laptop or Keyboard?

              Yup, have cleaned out the insides of the laptop. It looks nice and clean in there.
              Don't find love, let love find you. That's why its called falling in love, because you don't force yourself to fall, you just fall. - Anonymous

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                • ratdude747
                  Black Sheep
                  • Nov 2008
                  • 17136
                  • USA
                  #5
                  Re: Laptop or Keyboard?

                  Yeah, replace the keyboard.
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