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Post September 10th, 2009, 5:14 pm

Ok, so today, in an attempt to wipe off some dirty fingerprints off my Ctrl key, I decided to use a wet rag with some soap on it. ( I know, I'm an idiot. ) And now some of that soap water got into my laptop, and I can't type anything because it's like the Ctrl key is always pressed. Is there any way I can fix this? thanks.
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Post September 10th, 2009, 5:14 pm

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Post September 10th, 2009, 5:22 pm

Try a hair dryer. Flip the laptop upside down. If that doesn't work, get a big basin & 5 pounds of rice. Bury it upside down in the middle of the rice. Don't cook the rice first.
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Post September 10th, 2009, 5:46 pm

the laptop keys will come off and you can clean under them.

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Post September 14th, 2009, 2:09 pm

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Try a hair dryer. Flip the laptop upside down. If that doesn't work, get a big basin & 5 pounds of rice. Bury it upside down in the middle of the rice. Don't cook the rice first.


This sounds like the worse Chinese food ever!!! :P

So you think that the rice will drag the moisture out? What ever happened to removing the keys and let air dry?
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Post September 14th, 2009, 2:44 pm

I don't eat Chinese food, so I'll take your word for it. I always try the easy & least invasive way first. Right away the doctor wants to operate.
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Post September 15th, 2009, 1:10 pm

5 lbs of rice and a basin is the easiest? Guess I'll buy some rice.....
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Post September 16th, 2009, 4:57 am

well it does absorb moisture very well. Assuming it's still damp.
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Post September 16th, 2009, 5:03 am

Moisture is trapped in there for sure.
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Post September 16th, 2009, 6:52 am

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5 lbs of rice and a basin is the easiest


The stuff can work miracles. I dropped my cellphone in a puddle before and water poured out of it. I disassembled it, buried it in rice and let it sit for a day or so. Powered right back up when I put it back together.
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Post September 16th, 2009, 1:32 pm

I've never heard of ppl using rice to dry electronics before. kinda cool but i'd rather not get anything wet to begin with :P

good tip
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Post September 16th, 2009, 1:50 pm

It's the same reason people put rice in their salt shakers
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Post September 16th, 2009, 2:32 pm

why are people useing salt shakers on their computers? :P

i knew that rice was great for absorbing water just hadn't heard about using on electronics.
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