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coffee on the keyboard
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i spilt coffee on my keyboard and some of the keys have stopped working. what do you reckon the chances of getting them back in action are?, or would i be looking at buying a new keyboard? if i might be able to get them working, any tips on getting the keyboard open? - it has those little hexagon type screws and i've no tool to fit them. also, at a different date, the key to open the cd drive stopped working - to open it, i restart and hold down the mouse, then restart again to close it. - any quicker ways to open the drive? it's an imac. thanks.
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Join Date: Jul 2001
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Pop the keys off and clean it up with rubbing alcohol. If you need a screwdriver, any hardware store should have the right one.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
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Originally posted by tether:
i spilt coffee on my keyboard and some of the keys have stopped working.
Do you mean the keys stick, or they don't function when pressed?
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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Dishwasher, no detergent.
Then let dry well on a heater.
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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Wait, was it decaf or regular? Hazelnut or Irish Cream? 
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dishwasher
a friend of mine was told to do this by an apple tech. he didn't believe him, bought a new board, but thought 'what do i have to lose', and it worked like a peach
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Join Date: Jul 2001
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I recently spilled Diet Coke on my keyboard (I think it was an Apple Pro - came with my 3 1/2 year-old Quicksilver). About half the keys quit working. Since I never liked the keyboard anyway, I fixed the problem by spending $29.99 on a new Apple keyboard. It so happens that I like the new 'board much better and it has a smaller footprint.
I'll have to remember the dishwasher trick the next time, however; might come in handy in an emergency.
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Originally posted by Brian McHale:
I recently spilled Diet Coke on my keyboard
Was it Diet Vanilla Coke, Diet Lime Coke, or just standard Diet?
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i heard this dishwasher method works well with babies
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You can eject the drive by opening iTunes and hitting the eject button.
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I spilled it on my imac keyboard years ago and it was totally hosed. Had to shell out for a new one.
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