Help! Water In Keyboard

Spilled juice directly on the keyboard. The screen immediately went out, vintilyator hummed, I could not turn it off by holding down. Pulled the battery after 5 minutes. what to do? ((( Can I try to include it without battery, hard drive and keyboard? DELL Service center in Ukraine does not: (((

 

I turned it on with no hard drive and battery, the keyboard works, I do not know whether all. When you exit the BIOS it shuts down. There is a squeak. Damn. I hate juice.

 

your keyboard is likely done but the rest can be cleaned

when i spilled vdka and cola in mine i had to replace the keyboard everything else was fine

cheq this thread out http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware/527018-useing-alienware-laptop-repair-soaked-laptop.html

 

I fear for the other parts. Damn ...

 

my sister dropped her laptop in a pool once. worked fine after 3 days of drying and wiping away the salt crystals.

I assume you purchased the accidental warranty from dell? If not, you might still be covered under any contents/house insurance you have. You should contact your insurer.

 

Glory to the big bang. The laptop works after blow-drying. However nekotyre keys started "stick" (slow work) is it possible to clean the keyboard as a module?

 

I think you need to watch this video and try to dry everything as a single part.
YouTube - Alienware M11x Teardown **READ SAFETY PRECAUTIONS PRIOR TO REPLACING PARTS** (Official Video)

 

leo6love, Thank you. I already did it. I need to remove some buttons from the keyboard, how to do this?

 

You say water in your Topic, but juice is tricky. Your keyboard will never be the same. I would go on ebay and buy a new one to replace it. I would think that someone would ship to the Ukraine.

 

Does anyone can tell, the keys may withdraw or not? I already seem to have broken one of trying to: (See photo


tldoney, it really was juice. Sorry for the confusion, I was in a panic.

 

This made my day.

 

why not take the entire keyboard assembly off.. rinse it under some water to wash the juice off... and then blow dry? i hate sticky keys/buttons...

 

Green tea got splashed on my keyboard a few months ago and rinsing it in the sink worked out for me.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m11x/492430-official-m11xr2-owners-lounge-part-1-a-49.html#post6535050

 

I would remove the keyboard and clean with Scrubbing Bubbles then rince and blow dry with a hair dryer.

I have seen youtube videos of people cleaning there motherboard etc submerging in the sink with scrubbing bubbles soaking for 5 mins and bringing out to rince then hair dryer it.

I have cleaned many electronic parts with Scrubbing Bubbles.

If it was my M11xR2, I would disassemble, inspect, and clean.

I would spray.. wait 5 seconds.. and rince. ( IF I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY )

 

Why take the keyboard out .. lol funny.

Just rince under the tap ..

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How can somebody use a computer near a pool? Funny story: I spilled yogurt on my left shift today....Still working...but oh well like mama says dont eat/drink near your pc...

 

I look like a 5 year old but I don't care I use a sippy cup when I'm drinking near my laptop.....errr I mean a straw
You guys might want to give this a try if you ever get liquid on your electronic devices
http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/20/how-to-clean-up-water-damaged-electronics-the-rice-bowl/
Or this
http://www.unplggd.com/unplggd/how-...efully-save-wet-electronics-home-hacks-107945
It's more or less the same but with some instructions, weird I know but it does work but then again I've never tested it on a M11X.
Good luck!

 

Thank you all. I plan to pull out the keyboard module and dip it in the bath with alcohol. What do you think white film does not come off? Do not hurt the lights? Of course I did well dried before use.

 

Contact cleaner has worked well for me in removing most residue. Not sure if its better than other methods though.

My E1705 was damaged by a water spill and after cleaning and drying for days I had 1 dead mem slot - lucky! Worked! Noticed though that after than I couldnt keep the USB ports clean and overall I think less stable (odd lockup once in a while). I think the system was compromised in spite of the cleaning and after a few months it failed following a small innocent bump on desk.

Because I had to spend a LOT on the M11x earlier than I would have otherwise I have become a big fan of kb covers.

 

I once spilled Pepto-Bismol in an old IBM PS/2 keyboard, with the heavy, loud mechanical keys. I still have it and it still works on any system with the old keyboard input. (sigh) They just don't make 'em like they used to...

 

Best keyboards ever in terms of tactile feedback and durability.

 

haha yep! I save it for those times when I want to benchpress a heavy object as I game.

It also works great when playing Doom or Commander Keen under Dos v.6

 

Being from southern USA, i like my iced tea sweet. One day the tea left my glass, and ended up all over my Acer Aspire laptop. The first thing that i did, was to seep up the tea with a paper towel, shake it out a few times, vacuumed it out, and voila! it worked! the next morning however, i noticed a very thick trail of ants crawling up my desk leg, and into my computer via the keyboard and fan... other than that, i had a few sticky keys, a stain on my desk, and a semi-working computer that i am typing on today, 2 years later.
~Aaron