-- Posted by Periwinkle at 11:39 am on Oct. 31, 2008 So a little earlier, some genius spilled coke all over the keyboard. I wiped it all off and used a ruler and a teatowel to get between the keys but obviously it's impossible to do it perfectly. Now the y key keeps coming up as ny, and the space bar's dodgy. I think we can all guess what's caused that can't we... Any ideas? -- Posted by ManiacPenguins at 11:40 am on Oct. 31, 2008 Use the onscreen keyboard, until you can get a new one. There is probably circuit board failure. -- Posted by qi at 11:40 am on Oct. 31, 2008 Put it face-down overnight.  It probably just has to dry. -- Posted by scotttyyyboyyy at 11:41 am on Oct. 31, 2008 You should be able to pop them out with the help of a screw driver or something skinny and then clean it -- Posted by lalagurl456 at 11:41 am on Oct. 31, 2008 Buying a new one would fix it? -- Posted by tait at 11:41 am on Oct. 31, 2008 You can was your keyboard in the dishwasher. I did it, the guide was in PCFORMAT. All you need to do is wash it in water and let it dry for a while. -- Posted by Paisapunkprincess at 11:42 am on Oct. 31, 2008 buy a new keyboard, i spilled beer on mine and theres no way to fix that -- Posted by atomictastic at 11:42 am on Oct. 31, 2008 I suggest buying a new keyboard buuuut maybe put it near a fan and let it dry more or better yet clean it off with some soap and water because maybe it's still sticky. -- Posted by lalagurl456 at 11:42 am on Oct. 31, 2008 Quote: from ManiacPenguins at 2:40 pm on Oct. 31, 2008 Use the onscreen keyboard, until you can get a new one. There is probably circuit board failure. where is that at? -- Posted by Periwinkle at 11:46 am on Oct. 31, 2008 There's no way I'm buying a new keyboard. This is a damn good keyboard. -- Posted by drifting at 11:46 am on Oct. 31, 2008 Tip it over, let it dry. Pop the keys off that are sticky, and clean those. I have a similar thread going, I spilled juice on mine. Its a pain in the ass. -- Posted by Natsy at 11:48 am on Oct. 31, 2008 the chemicals in the coke might have fucked it up... i think you might need to buy a new keyboard -- Posted by shadowpool at 11:51 am on Oct. 31, 2008 Unplug it right away, take it apart, carefully wash it, then let it dry.  Electronic components only get damaged from moisture when there's power going through them.  If you unplug it and wash it out, you can probably save it.  Otherwise, the acid will from the soda will mess things up and the sticky sugar will be no fun. -- Posted by ManiacPenguins at 12:13 pm on Oct. 31, 2008 Quote: from lalagurl456 at 2:42 pm on Oct. 31, 2008 Quote: from ManiacPenguins at 2:40 pm on Oct. 31, 2008 Use the onscreen keyboard, until you can get a new one. There is probably circuit board failure. where is that at? Start>All Programs> Accesories > Ease of Access -- Posted by soldierofjustice3 at 2:34 pm on Oct. 31, 2008 You can pop the keys off, carefully, and clean the area with rubbing alcohol. Or buy a new keyboard. -- Posted by Ancient Rights at 10:23 pm on Oct. 31, 2008 Let it dry out and see if that helps. If the problem still occurs, you may have to take it apart to clean it, since coke syrup wreaks havoc on things like keyboards. -- Posted by ElfQrin at 2:44 pm on Nov. 1, 2008 Have you tried letting it sit overnight? That's your best option since you don't want to buy a new one. Since you spilled something sticky, try prying the small key caps off of the keyboard with a flathead screwdriver to get better access to the mess. Don't remove the spacebar, the Enter key or other large key caps. (Take a picture of the keyboard layout, or make a quick sketch of it, before you remove any keys so you can put them back where you found them.) Then gently clean the keyboard with a wet cotton swab. Use either hot water or rubbing alcohol to get rid of the sticky residue. Replace the key caps after rinsing them and letting them dry. Let everything dry for at least 24 hours before plugging the keyboard back in. Hope this helps. -Daniel -- Posted by handsfree at 10:43 pm on Nov. 6, 2008 Quote: from soldierofjustice3 at 4:34 pm on Oct. 31, 2008 You can pop the keys off, carefully, and clean the area with rubbing alcohol. Or buy a new keyboard. This, and use some bottled air, and blow all the dirt away! -- Posted by Neodymie at 10:49 pm on Nov. 9, 2008 Put it in the dishwasher. Then put it in rice for a few hours to dry.