Laptop technical question

Typically you have to replace the keyboard which  is not that hard at all. (not sure how much they cost, I usually get them under warranty)

Sometimes the works under individual keys can get gummed up. Might want to try popping off the keys and grab come q-tips and alcohol.

I usually don't recommend popping the keys off of a laptop keyboard unless I know the exact model being worked on. Many of the laptop keyboards I've dealt with have impossibly delicate mechanisms for holding the keys in place.

As far as repairing the keyboard, that's probably unlikely if you've spilled liquid on it. However, I fixed a friend's laptop keyboard which was acting strange because a ton of cat fur had become lodged in between the keys. You can try removing the keyboard from the laptop and using a can of compressed air to clean any debris. If that doesn't help, you'll probably need to replace it. Or, you can get a miniature wireless keyboard for your laptop bag as a workaround. Good luck!

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Originally Posted by Sphere_Monk 

I usually don't recommend popping the keys off of a laptop keyboard unless I know the exact model being worked on. Many of the laptop keyboards I've dealt with have impossibly delicate mechanisms for holding the keys in place.

Good point, I probably should have mentioned this as well. I've had no problems with the two laptops I've done this with, but I was very careful. It's possible for the "lever"(vocabulary is failing me at the moment) under the key flying off and never being found, or like you said, they are delicate, often made of very thin plastic.
 

You are much braver than I am Nexus! One of my previous laptops had a twitchy key and I thought "oh well I'll just remove the key and reseat it." When I started to pry it up, I noticed the weird little latch holding the key up didn't seem to detach easily. I googled it and I guess a bunch of people had broken their keyboards trying to do the same thing. Since then I'm paranoid because I HATE having to open up laptops to replace stuff. Won't do it unless I absolutely have to!

It's still a decent last-resort method, I feel, before buying a new keyboard or whatnot. Just my two cents.

Yeah you're definitely right. I'd probably at least attempt it if my keyboard was no longer working. Also, I never disagree with t-rexes. Bad for your health, you know.

Oh, changing the keyboard on a laptop is super easy. Especially with relatively modern ones.

I'm probably OCD, but I can never get the casing to attach quite right ever again once I've popped off the little plastic panels covering everything. And. it. bugs. me. SO MUCH.