laptop keyboard

[Hunker]

ok it was not beer this time but coffee. I know I need a bib lol. What can I do beside taking this laptop apart? Can I pop off the keys like a regular keyboard?
ps I am the computer dangerous

[booster]

Most keyboards on laptops will not allow the keys to just be poped off. You must take apart the machine and remove the keypad to clean it.

Look man, take a pro's advice and get a small bedside table (preferably on wheels) and place it next to your computer desk. This way you can set your beer and chips on it instead of near the comuter.

[Hunker]

Thanks thats just what I thought. I bet i can get an USB keyboard and by pass that? I'm such a rigger http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[Scott Pruett]

What laptop? Is it under warranty? My powerbook allows the entire keyboard to pop off w/o disassembling anything. I just press a couple spring-loaded tabs.

A USB keyboard would be an easy, cheap solution. You may want to get it checked out though... if coffee got into the other internal components...
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[Hunker]

I think I'll go cheap on this one and try a USB Y Adapter with a USB Keyboard. You think? Then that will leave more room and time for chattin http://sci.rutgers.edu/forum/images/smilies/cool.gif