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From: kony on 8 Apr 2008 02:59
On Mon, 7 Apr 2008 06:54:49 -0700 (PDT), Uncle Dave
<davidcovey(a)t-online.de> wrote:


>Searching for help on just this problem brought me here! I'm almost
>100% certain that it's my own silly fault but I would still welcome
>some help in fixing it. Basically, I have set up an old Toshiba
>EA60-199 for my 70yo S-i-l to use and as the final touch I decided to
>clean it using a foam cleaner which I've used lots of times before
>with a moiulded sponge and since then I get the dreaded beeps. This
>was a couple of days ago now and I can be pretty sure any foam has
>dried - I guess I used too much :-( Actually, when I just tried again
>it booted into Windows OK where I was able to confirm in notepad that
>some keys are working, but most aren't which would, as they were all
>working OK before I applied the foam, seem to indicate that yes, I
>screwed it up.
>
>Luckily :-( the 3 year extended warranty I took out just expired and I
>don't want too spend much (well none if I can avoid it) money on this
>so I thought I would take the keyboard out myself and take a look. I
>know the keyboard is available from the (UK) service people and though
>I'm not the most technically minded I did spend some time in a factory
>putting PCs together so have some idea how to wield a screwdriver.
>But I also know these things hold surprises in store for the unwary so
>if anyone out there has any hints as to how to get inside with doing
>more samage and what to look out for I'd welcome them. There are, of
>course, several hundred screws on the base and none on the top :-( so
>I was wondering if there are any general rules about which screws to
>go for. I'm guessing the keyboard must be easy enough to remove as
>it's available as a unit from spares.
>
>Any help would be gratefully received before I venture in.
>
>David


Check the system manual, often it will indicate which screws
to take out for which (thing you're trying to do).

The keyboard may not be beyond salvaging, just gunked up
right now. Once you have the keyboard out, you might try
cleaning it again, that could be sufficient to fix your
problem. Try soaking it in a hot detergent solution for a
moment, shaking it around a bit to agitate it and pressing
all the keys to work out any *sludge*, then rinse in plain
water and shake out excess, then finally rise again in
alchol (rubbing, etc). Shake out excess and let it dry
thoroughly, standing on edge, for a few days. Pointing a
fan at it may decrease that period.
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