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Old 07 December 2002, 08:17 PM
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got some liquid into keyboard (only a little) which has never been a problem before

so I opened it up, cleaned it up, and put it back together

still doesnt work though (the right side number pad etc)

any ideas?
Old 07 December 2002, 08:52 PM
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hit the NUM LOCK key in the top left corner of the right hand number keypad. the light should come on and the should keys work.
Old 07 December 2002, 09:49 PM
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lol@mj
Old 07 December 2002, 10:03 PM
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what's the going rate for a new keyboard these days?
Old 07 December 2002, 10:04 PM
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i bought mine from maplin's for 5 quid and it has laptop like keys.
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just wash under the shower and give it real good rinse through with warm water leave to dry and then should be ok unless you caused a damage by shorting, obviously you do this when the keyboard is not attached to the computer!
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