Spilled Water--Machine Acting Funny

Question

I spilled a small amount of water on my 4150 keyboard. I turned it off but didn't know until too late that I should have tried to dry it out with a hair dryer and should have kept it off for a few days. I turned it on again shortly afterwards and it booted up fine. It is working okay except for problems with the keyboard. The keys keep switching to All Caps and I am unable to use the number keys even if I try to unlock the caps key. I also have a problem when surfing the internet. Every time I go to a new site, it opens in another page so that I can have numerous open pages instead of just one. Can this be repaired? I just purchased a new hard drive so is it worth it to try and get it repaired? Thanks.

4fluke · Answer

You might have to replace the keyboard - perhaps Dell parts has it...

NemesisDB · Answer

turn the computer off and remove teh keyboard -- see if you see any damage, either on the keyboard or on the mainboard under it

snapohead · Answer

I would do whats suggested above, but i would also replace the kb while its out.

Bigmamma · Answer

Thanks for the suggestions. How do I remove the keyboard from the Inspirion? Is it difficult?

NemesisDB · Answer

it's fairly easy, just be gentle ...  http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins4150/en/sm_en/remove.htm#1084976

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