[conspire] Juice in keyboard

[Mark Weisler]

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Edward Cherlin wrote:
> I am trying to decide what to do with a laptop that got pineapple
> juice in the keyboard. It functioned with a few stuck keys for several
> days, then stopped booting into Linux. Enough of the circuitry
> functions so that the hard drive light comes on briefly when I turn it
> on, and I can shut down normally with the power button. I don't know
> whether it can be fixed, or whether I will have to get the hard drive
> taken out and mounted elsewhere. I am open to questions and
> knowledgeable suggestions. Jokes that are more funny than painful are
> also acceptable.
> 
> Almost all of my files are backed up, except for one that I turn out
> to need as soon as possible. I have another computer with Linux.
> 
I've used LPS products like this one and had good results in situations
like yours...it's a spray cleaner.
http://www.lpslabs.com/product_pg/cleaners_pg/MicroX.html

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