[GTALUG] laptop repair in GTA/Markham?

Don Tai dontai.canada at gmail.com
Wed Jan 9 14:43:10 EST 2019


I would try to remove the keyboard from the motherboard and somehow clean
it. There must be some way to remove the keyboard. Your laptop at this
point is dead, so you might as well try aggressive methods of removal.

On Wed, 9 Jan 2019 at 14:39, Nicholas Krause via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
wrote:

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>
> On January 9, 2019 2:05:18 PM EST, Tim Tisdall via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
> wrote:
> >I think so.  After the spill, I continued to use the computer for 6hrs
> >without issue.  The issue only happened after turning it off and trying
> >to
> >turn it on again the following day. However, I didn't notice any issues
> >typing.
> >
> >On Wed, Jan 9, 2019, 1:48 PM Alex Volkov <avolkov at gmail.com wrote:
> >
> >> If keyboard is a regular button, is it possible that the keyboard is
> >> shorted out along with power button and that's why laptop does't
> >start.
> >> It's is not actually dead?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
> It seems so after reading this, I don't know about shorting the pins on
> the motherboard that connect to the power button. Perhaps that will turn it
> on or is it just a cable for the whole keyboard as if thats the case, try a
> new keyboard or power button.
> Nick
> >> On Wed, Jan 9, 2019, 13:44 Tim Tisdall via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
> >wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Wed, 9 Jan 2019 at 13:04, Don Tai via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
> >wrote:
> >>> > Switching tactics, can you get to BIOS? Can you boot to something
> >like
> >>> Ubuntu with a USB key? The coffee and the boot issue might be
> >coincidental.
> >>> Remove the battery (see video) and see if you can start up with a
> >brick.
> >>>
> >>> It won't even start.  The power button is a regular key on the
> >>> keyboard and has a back light to indicate that it's on.  I press it
> >>> and nothing at all happens.  I tried unplugging the battery and
> >>> powering it like in the video, but nothing happens.  I think the
> >>> device doesn't actually power on without a battery and alternates
> >>> between the power light and the wifi light like in the video when
> >the
> >>> battery is disconnected.  I don't even get that.
> >>>
> >>> The only thing I do get is the light on the side to indicate that
> >the
> >>> battery is being charged when the power is plugged in.  If the
> >battery
> >>> is disconnected then the light is orange instead of white.
> >>>
> >>> In response to your other email:  There's no evidence of anything
> >>> getting near the ribbon connector for the keyboard.  I think liquid
> >>> may have gotten inside the keyboard and it's preventing it from
> >>> detecting the power button key press.  Unfortunately, it seems like
> >>> the keyboard is actually fused together with the case and it's not
> >>> possible to open.  I wish I knew which pins to connect on the
> >keyboard
> >>> connector to simulate pressing the power button to test that theory.
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