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Laptop keyboard and touchpad will not work

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by kglisson

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I have a Dell Inspiron 6400 laptop that had some tea spilled onto the keyboard. Now the keyboard, touchpad, and volume control keys on the front of the laptop will not work. Everything else about the laptop is working fine. Can someone tell me what part will need to be replaced for those items to function again?

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by tig2

When did the spill happen? You want to be certain to give the poor thing time to really dry out.

If you do go the repair route, make sure that you tell the shop how the lappie got this way. That will help them to know what to look for.

Good luck!

by the scummy one

Most likely the keyboard is all that will need replacing, but let it dry out thoroughly first.

If it still fails to work, a keyboard for it is unlikely to be too costly. If you want, you can even change it out yourself (there are websites to show how). Most notebook keyboards are quick and easy to swap out.

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