Large Splash of Water on Keyboard of Laptop. Keys Work Incorrectly. Fixable? How?

Large splash of water on keyboard of laptop. Keys work incorrectly. Fixable? How?

this all depends on whether the problem is caused by water damage to the keyboard, or to the motherboard. Taking the key off that does not work is not going to do anything, because the key you touch, is only the key cap. Underneath that cap is a hinge, and a rubber plunger. That rubber plunger is what presses the two layers of metalized plastic together to form the connection. If the key just no longer worked, then you could safely say it was only the keyboard, and replacing the keyboard would be fine. This means there is either a short in the keyboard (water and residue making other contacts between the layers of plastic within) or there is a short on the motherboard (same deal, since water conducts electricity). You do not have the ability to do that. end of line

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how do you clean a keyboard on a laptop?

Firstly about your use of key U. it seems the rubber under it has lost its flexibility. all that is needed is to remove the black key and change the rubber. to clean you need to unplug the computer. switch it off. if you have a small vacume cleaner, use it to pull out the dust, take lint free cloth ( as used for spectacles) use some glass cleaning solution. slightly wet the the cloth with the solution and wipe the keyboard clean. for more thorough cleaning you can use ear buds slighltly wet with the cleaning solution., to clean between the keys. this shoiuld be enough to keep your key board in good performance.

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Can I use a non-Apple keyboard with OS X?

If the keyboard is USB, it should be fine. That USB thing is important though - there are no PS2 ports on a Mac. I was able to use my cymotion keyboard with no hassle, but as Kyle pointed out, I needed to remap one or two keys.

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if i wipe down my keyboard on my computer will it break?

No, you can put a little water on a paper towel and wipe it, but do not put water directly on the keyboard

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Keyboard works

BK numbers refer to Musica Britannica: William Byrd Keyboard Music, ed. Alan Brown (London: Stainer & Bell, 2 vols, 1969/71) My Ladye Nevells Booke (1591)My Ladye Nevells Grownde, BK57 Qui Passe; for my Ladye Nevell, BK19 The Marche before the Battell, BK93 The Battell, BK94: The souldiers sommons; The marche of footemen; The marche of horsmen; The trumpets; The Irishe marche; The bagpipe and the drone; The flute and the droome; The marche to the fighte; The retreat The Galliarde for the Victorie, BK95 The Barleye Breake, BK92 A Galliards Gygge, BK18 The Huntes upp, BK40 Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La, BK64 The Firste Pavian, BK29a The Galliarde to the Firste Pavian, BK29b The Seconde Pavian, BK71a The Galliarde to the Seconde Pavian, BK71b The Third Pavian, BK14a The Galliarde to the Third Pavian, BK14b The Fourth Pavian, BK30a The Galliarde to the Fourth Pavian, BK30b The Fifte Pavian, BK31a The Galliarde to the Fifte Pavian, BK31b Pavana the Sixte; Kinbrugh Goodd, BK32a The Galliarde to the Sixte Pavian, BK32b The Seventh Pavian, BK74 The Eighte Pavian, BK17 The Passinge Mesures; the Nynthe Pavian, BK2a The Galliarde to the Nynthe Pavian, BK2b A Voluntarie; for my Ladye Nevell, BK61 Will Yow Walke the Woods soe Wylde, BK85 The Maidens Songe, BK82 A Lesson of voluntarie, BK26 The Second Grownde, BK42 Have with Yow to Walsingame, BK8 All in a Garden Grine, BK56 Lord Willobies Welcome Home, BK7 The Carmans Whistle, BK36 Hughe Ashtons Grownde, BK20 A Fancie, for my Ladye Nevell, BK25 Sellingers Rownde, BK84 Munsers Almaine (II), BK88 The Tennthe Pavian; Mr. W. Peter, BK3a The Galliarde to the Tennthe Pavian, BK3b A Fancie, BK46 A Voluntarie, BK27 69 pieces in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book 8 pieces in Parthenia The French coranto, BK21a The second French coranto, BK21b The 3rd French coranto, BK21c A Horne Pipe, BK39 Miserere I, BK66 Miserere II, BK67 Parludam, BK115 A Pavin, BK33a Galliard, BK33b Eccho paven, BK114a The Galliard, BK114b A Preludium, BK116 Christe qui lux, BK121 Gloria tibi trinitas, BK50 A Verse of Two Parts, BK28 A Ground, BK43 A Grounde, BK9 Clarifica me pater a 2, BK47 Salvator mundi I, BK68 Salvator mundi II, BK69 Ut, Re, Mee, Fa, Sol, La, The playnesong Breifs To Be playd By a second person, BK58 Go from my window, BK79 A Ground, BK86 O quam gloriosum est regnum If my complaints, or Pyper's Galliard, BK118 A Pavion, BK23a The Galliard, BK23b Pavin, BK76 A Galliard, BK77 An Alman, BK117 Paven, BK73a Galiard, BK73b A Pavyn, BK16a A Galliard, BK16b A Pavion, BK72a The Galliard to it, BK72b