I have a dell xps m1210 notebook computer that I've have had for about a year now. Its always worked well until about 2 weeks ago. I was drinking orange juice and spilled maybe about a drop onto the keyboard and suddenly my N,B,/?,and space key don't work. Well I got that dust off stuff and sprayed the keyboard and lap top for cleaning in hopes of improvement. Well I think I screwed it up even more because its super slow now. I deleted and uninstalled tons of files and programs, did a virus scan, defragmented the system and still no luck. It freezes and takes forever to load things and the sound is delayed too. When I sprayed the comp it sprayed cold ice liquid to it which cause it to make this "sizzling" noise. Also the battery has been completely dead for like 5 months now. Notebook only functions when plugged in. Any advice or ideas? Thanks!
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6 responses so far ↓
1 Kevin C // Jun 12, 2008
i think something short circuited.. but.. possible the ram got fryed lol, thats why its slower or maybe the CPU
2 top40oldies // Jun 12, 2008
sounds like the juice dried up between circuits and is causing a short. the easiest way around this is a new keyboard.
3 Adam // Jun 12, 2008
Turn off your laptop and start pressing EVERY key on the keyboard several times, make sure all the keys are bouncing back at a similar speed. One of they keys could be stuck down, which could be making your computer run crazy. The "sizzling" noise is normal from the air spray, its just a chemical reaction.
Borrow a USB keyboard or buy a cheap one and see if it makes a difference. You might want to try and unplug the laptop keyboard 1st, that'll be another project itself.
4 karan // Jun 12, 2008
SOMETIMES MANY ITEMS ON DESKTOP SLOWS THE SYSTEM OR YOUR HARD DISK MUST BE ALMOST FULL AND RAM IS LESS
5 mayur p // Jun 12, 2008
You try for format your laptop one time and after that try it work proper or not when any liqied drop on laptop do not start laptop untill you dry completly.
6 miss_ashley09 // Jun 12, 2008
get off that limwire!
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