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drink spilled over laptop !!

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  • debitcardmayhem
    debitcardmayhem Posts: 13,537 Forumite
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    On the login in screen there is a blue cog near the bottom, click on that and select On Screen Keyboard
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  • googler
    googler Posts: 16,103 Forumite
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    macman wrote: »
    It's unlikely that liquid will have got into the hard drive, so even (worst case) if the mobo (or another key component) is wrecked and it won't boot, all you have to do is remove the hard drive, stick it in a USB caddy, connect to another computer and copy the data over.

    Exactly. do this.
  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/laptop/3369858/how-replace-your-laptop-keyboard/
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  • reennaa
    reennaa Posts: 49 Forumite
    Gonna take it to an expert tomorrow in the hope that it can be resurrected - thanks guys for all the information you have provided me with - much appreciated xx
  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    a paid for expert? if so, far cheaper to do it yourself
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  • Quiet_Spark
    Quiet_Spark Posts: 1,093 Forumite
    Connect a £2 USB keyboard and the problem will be solved.
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    Oversteer is when you hit a wall with the back of your car
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  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    edited 14 July 2013 at 8:18PM
    it's just a few screws and a (delicate) ribbon cable attaching it to the motherboard, guides on the web/youtube

    eg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcM9knr_P4Q
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  • StupotW_2
    StupotW_2 Posts: 15 Forumite
    Pay a professional!
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    But you still haven't got a backup sorted out? So next time you may not be so lucky.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    all you needed was a screwdriver, and 5 minutes to diy.

    corrosion?
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