Beware of the coffee cup

[Doctor Luz]

I have drop my first morning coffee on my Toshiba notebook. Really almost all the coffee has been drop on the table, only very few coffee has entered trough the keyboard. As soon as the coffee has touched the keyboard the computer has died.

Quickly, I have dried carefully the computer but unfortunately I can't switch it on again.

Perhaps the coffee is for the computers the same that cyanide is for humans.

[bijuabrahamp]

From Physical Security Of Your Notebook (http://learning.mccombs.utexas.edu/guide/Support/safety.htm)

Keep food and drink away from your notebook. The notebook warranty does not cover spills inside the computer, and the SWAT Shop cannot always repair a machine that had a liquid spill. Even a tiny amount of water can cause enough corrosion to ruin a notebook.

From Maximize your notebook (http://h71036.www7.hp.com/hho/cache/7541-0-0-225-121.html)

To keep your keyboard neat, special attachments are available for your vacuum cleaner, which make it easy to get into all those nooks and crannies. You can also use a can of compressed air to blow out dust and particles. If you spill liquid onto your keyboard, place a towel over it and immediately turn it upside down so that the liquid can drain out.

[Arjay]

I have drop my first morning coffee on my Toshiba notebook. Really almost all the coffee has been drop on the table, only very few coffee has entered trough the keyboard. As soon as the coffee has touched the keyboard the computer has died.

Quickly, I have dried carefully the computer but unfortunately I can't switch it on again.

Perhaps the coffee is for the computers the same that cyanide is for humans.What kind of coffee was it - decaf or regular?

Arjay

[Deniz]

Thats gotta suck... :p

[Doctor Luz]

Fortunately the coffee seems to be dry now, the computer can be switched on.

And of course the coffee was regular, with lot of caffeine.

Now there are only side effects, the Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys are hard to push.

Bye, I'm going to prepare a coffee. :D :wave:

[cilu]

Fortunately the coffee seems to be dry now, the computer can be switched on.

And of course the coffee was regular, with lot of caffeine.

Now there are only side effects, the Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys are hard to push.

Bye, I'm going to prepare a coffee. :D :wave:
You have now successfully installed coffeine on your machine. Your notebook is now addicted. You must feed it each day with more and more and more coffeine. :D

[Pinky98]

Next time try some of the good strong Columbian grade (the other Columbian export)... Your computer will run at double speed and be able to work through the night... (but it will need to go to the toilet every hour or so).

[kirants]

You will have to send your computer to rehabilitation center to get over it's addiction.. ;)

[grabbler]

Its addiction is dues to your deliberately make it addicted !

[Deniz]

Dude, be careful.. How many times have I walked down the street and a junky computer in the gutter is begging for money to support its habbit.

Get it into rehab now before it gets worse. And it will deteriorate farily quickly especially if it runs under windows.

[mrRee]

Now there are only side effects, the Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys are hard to push.

Bye, I'm going to prepare a coffee. :D :wave:hard to push?...maybe the coffee is too strong then the buttons are stuck together...

//BTW, Toshiba notebook is design to be addicted to caffein..,you made a good decison :)

[MrViggy]

Fortunately the coffee seems to be dry now, the computer can be switched on.

And of course the coffee was regular, with lot of caffeine.

Now there are only side effects, the Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys are hard to push.

Bye, I'm going to prepare a coffee. :D :wave:
You take it with sugar? My brother was driving my car, holding a cup of coffee. While waiting to make a right turn, he thought the person in front of him made the right already. Seeing a gap in traffic, we went, and prompty rear-ended the person in front of him. A 5MPH accident isn't bad at all, however most of the cup of coffee he was holding went ALL OVER my radio.

Buttons were stuck for months!

Viggy

PS. He liked lots of sugar in his coffee.

[grabbler]

Dude, be careful.. How many times have I walked down the street and a junky computer in the gutter is begging for money to support its habbit.

Get it into rehab now before it gets worse. And it will deteriorate farily quickly especially if it runs under windows.
Thanks dude for reminding. :)
I was just joking.

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[Skoons]

You may clean your keyboard. All notebooks are very easy dissassembeled :D , when I was little I have made such things with my fathers notebook :D

[Doctor Luz]

You may clean your keyboard. All notebooks are very easy dissassembeled :D , when I was little I have made such things with my fathers notebook :D

I bet your father felt very very happy viewing his computer dissassembled and gave you a reward.

[Doctor Luz]

You take it with sugar? My brother was driving my car, holding a cup of coffee. While waiting to make a right turn, he thought the person in front of him made the right already. Seeing a gap in traffic, we went, and prompty rear-ended the person in front of him. A 5MPH accident isn't bad at all, however most of the cup of coffee he was holding went ALL OVER my radio.

Buttons were stuck for months!

Viggy

PS. He liked lots of sugar in his coffee.

No, there was not much sugar. Perhaps the problem was the brandy that the coffee contained. :D

I hope I have not made my computer addicted to both caffeine and alcohol.

[gurleygirl]

LOL!
I've actually dunked a keyboard in water, let it dry and it worked just fine! Mind you, it was just water and the keyboard was not touched again till it was thoroughly dry. (I was just curious... ;))

[bijuabrahamp]

LOL!
I've actually dunked a keyboard in water, let it dry and it worked just fine! Mind you, it was just water and the keyboard was not touched again till it was thoroughly dry. (I was just curious... ;)) Maybe you should try that with a notebook keyboard, it really boosts the power of the notebook keyboards , u know :thumb:

[Skoons]

I bet your father felt very very happy viewing his computer dissassembled and gave you a reward.
He was, especially when i told him that I have found some non usefull parts, U know what notebook works after my surgery and even without some parts :D

[Melian]

Am I the only one (or one of the cery few) who has never split anything on the keyboard? Seem to only get biscuit crumbs and other rubbish in between the keys though...

[Pinky98]

I once inadventantly left my memory stick in my pocket and sent it through the wash.

But after it had been through 'cycle' and 'spin' it came out just fine working as nicely as ever (only it was beautifully soft and shiny).

[ovidiucucu]

Generally it completely dries in one or two days and becomes functional again.
But if you are in a hurry, just put it in the microwave oven. :D ;)

[Hobson]

Generally it completely dries in one or two days and becomes functional again.
But if you are in a hurry, just put it in the microwave oven. :D ;)

Lol, that would kill not only the stick, but also an oven :D

[ovidiucucu]

Lol, that would kill not only the stick, but also an oven :D
Did you try it? ;)

A granny tried to dry her little pet dog. Then she won a lot of money accusing the manufacturer because there was no warning in the user's manual.

/the oven was not damaged at all, but needed some hard washing. :D

[Pinky98]

Well I don't know about the oven... but if you stick it in the spin dryer it does the trick too... (and I have the proof too.) But I think it is probably a good idea to leave it in the pocket of some thing just to give it a bit of protection against crashing into the wall of the dryer.

[Melian]

I once inadventantly left my memory stick in my pocket and sent it through the wash.

But after it had been through 'cycle' and 'spin' it came out just fine working as nicely as ever (only it was beautifully soft and shiny).

LOL

Do you not go through your pockets (or whoever does your washing) before you put anything in the wash then?

[Pinky98]

Usually I take eveything out my pockets before changing... but every so often something slips past passport control.

Same sort of thing as washing whites and colors. Every so often you have a nice load of whites, and then the socks get together and send a scout to infultrate the whites wash. Then you get a lovely light blue-ish colour on all your shirts... sort of a "sock-in-whites-wash" colour.