Take off the keyboard and use distilled water to clean it out. You might
need to use something like alcohol to dissolve the sugar. Make sure it is
totally dry before you put it back on.
If that does not help, just buy a keyboard off Ebay. Probably $50 tops, and
takes less than 5 minutes to change.
----- Original Message -----
From: "anandn" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 12:19 AM
Subject: [Thinkpad] Soda / Sticky keys / T400
Guys,
Sadly, as subject says, I have a bunch of sticky keys on my Thinkpad,
courtesy 1/4 glass coke spilled on my keyboard. I turned it off
immediately (took around 15 seconds), tilted, drained the drops, blew
air with pressure duster, applied rubbing alcohol with soft cloth
(couldn't go deep enough), let it dry for a day; didn't have the heart
to power it again, but did so, and it seems to be working ok, but I
now have hard unresponsive sticky keys on the right panel (Enter,
R-Shift, Backspace, Home, End, Pg Up/Down, Right Arrow, Insert, Del).
1) Is there a way I can get rid of the sticky hard keys myself? Any
particular solution, I have scanned the webs, have found some, but I
am not sure about it. Can I pull out a key (I have seen some youtube
videos, but not sure if that's the way it works with t400)?
2) I contacted Lenovo support, and I do not have an extended warranty,
a new keyboard will cost around 145 dollars. I guess I will have to
take this route if 1) does not work.
3) Do you guys know of any private service centers dealing with
Thinkpads for such an issue or one of Lenovo's own in downtown
Chicago?
This basically ends my 10 months clean run of my T400 :-(
Thanks
Anand
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