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    Sony Vaio Got Wet

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Mythz2001, Aug 12, 2011.

  1. Mythz2001

    Mythz2001 Newbie

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    My sony vaio is a few years old and runs XP professional. It got wet, I kept it turned off for a few days. When I turned it on, at the start of the boot process it emitted a high pitched sound (like when you're holding down a key for too long). If I press any key, it boots up. However when I click on Start, or any icon on the desktop, it behaves erratically trying to select everything on the start menu or all the icons on the desktop until I hit the escape key. It then works normally. A couple keys on the right of the keyboard isnt functioning. I took it to the shop and the guy said it is probably the keyboard OR the motherboard. Is there anything I can do to diagnose whether it's one or the other or both? Thanks.
     
    Mythz2001, Aug 12, 2011
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  2. Rachel

    Rachel Busy Bee

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    You could remove your keyboard and you could try an external keyboard. May be a computer shop could allow you to borrow one if you don't own one.
     
    Rachel, Aug 12, 2011
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