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    PLEASE HELP!! inspiron 1720 SPILT DRINK!!

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by moonerz99, Apr 1, 2009.

  1. moonerz99

    moonerz99 Newbie

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    murphy, my stupid(!) dog spilt a glass of chenin blanc on my dell inspiron 1720 about a month ago. i cleaned it, left it to dry etc etc and eventually switched it back on, and found that everything was fine except for a couple of keys not working. i have tried to swap the keyboard, but now different letters dont work!!(close to the original ones ie w didnt work initially, now e doesnt). Any ideas from anyone pls? :confused:
     
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  2. StudioXPS16

    StudioXPS16 Notebook Consultant

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    Is that a warm ale?
     
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  3. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Try re-seating the new keyboard a few times? Try to clean the keyboard connector with rubbing alcohol while you're at it? Failing that, your new keyboard is faulty, or you've actually got some sort of motherboard fault. Definitely strange that different keys aren't working, though.
     
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    joeytav Notebook Geek

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    What vintage was the wine?
     
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    spradhan01 Notebook Virtuoso

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    If you have warranty then let dell take the hassle.
     
    spradhan01, Apr 1, 2009
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