missyroberts02,

 

Thank you for using the Dell Community Forum.

 

First, I have to warn you that the damage will not be covered under warranty, unless you have Complete Care Coverage.

 

As a workaround, try an external keyboard.

 

Lastly, you might be able to replace the keyboard yourself.  The keyboard is held on by several screws on the bottom, each marked with a K.  The replacement keyboard is no where near as much as an out of warranty repair.  You should be able to purchase the keyboard from Spare Parts (800-372-3355), and if you go to Product Support above and click on User Guide, you may be able to find the Service Manual for your system to guide you through removing and replacing the keyboard.

 

 

i took the rubber keyboard pad off and used a baby wash rag with just water to wipe it off really well in case some coffee was dried on it then put it back on...still wouldn't type that night but this morning I turned it on and it would type but it didn't for long..then it was back to either not typing or say I hit the s key...it gives me some type of menu.....I was hoping it just needed a little time and it would do okay...I also tried to connect the desktop keyboard to it and it would say it found new hardware and that it had been installed but it wouldn't type either.

you'd figure after so many years of making laptops, someone would make a sealed keyboard with the keys operating magnetically.  watchmakers have been doing this, don't know why laptop companies do not.

 

everytime i've spilt something on the laptop when it is on, it fries the keyboard.  you could have dried it out, but i've opened the things up and found water trapped on the bottom.  if it wasn't on, you probably would have been saved.  anyways, the keyboard itself isn't that expensive, and it's easy to swap out yourself.  goodluck.

Thanks for all the replies....Its been working fine today....typing on it now.  As for the reply about using the external keyboard and monitor...well..I'm a stay at home mom so if I don't use it here I wouldn't ever get to use it.  My hubby bought it for me so I could play my games and watch tv at the same time..lol. I shouldn't have been drinking coffee over it so that will change now..lol.

Hope you don't drink the coffee with sugar do you?  That would make things much worse.