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Del Boy Omega Lord Offline Posts: 9381 Ashford, Kent. Gender: Drives: Various things.	Laptop problem 24. Nov 2009 at 17:32 Got a problem with my laptop it's a Dell and the dog decided to jump up and knock coffee all over it Sunday, tipped it up and hairdried it Anyway it now beeps when you turn it on (never did before). Any ideas what he's done?
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Darth Loo-knee Moderator Offline "If you only knew how much he likes Backsides!" Posts: 20248 Stoke-on-Trent Gender: Drives: An Omega in the Pipeline.....	Re: Laptop problem Reply #1 - 24. Nov 2009 at 17:34 Something to do with the Coffee I reckon
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Del Boy Omega Lord Offline Posts: 9381 Ashford, Kent. Gender: Drives: Various things.	Re: Laptop problem Reply #2 - 24. Nov 2009 at 17:39 It's a possibility
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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: Laptop problem Reply #3 - 24. Nov 2009 at 17:39 fckked it How many beeps does it do?
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Del Boy Omega Lord Offline Posts: 9381 Ashford, Kent. Gender: Drives: Various things.	Re: Laptop problem Reply #4 - 24. Nov 2009 at 17:43 Quite a few until actually turns on, as if you were holding down a button or something. It does turn on and works fine though.
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Darth Loo-knee Moderator Offline "If you only knew how much he likes Backsides!" Posts: 20248 Stoke-on-Trent Gender: Drives: An Omega in the Pipeline.....	Re: Laptop problem Reply #5 - 24. Nov 2009 at 17:43 Del Boy wrote on 24. Nov 2009 at 17:43: Quite a few until actually turns on, as if you were holding down a button or something. It does turn on and works fine though. Steam clean it mate that will get rid of the coffee
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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: Laptop problem Reply #6 - 24. Nov 2009 at 17:48 Del Boy wrote on 24. Nov 2009 at 17:43: Quite a few until actually turns on, as if you were holding down a button or something. It does turn on and works fine though. Count them, that will tell you what its complaining about. Post up how many beeps it does
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Re: Laptop problem
Reply #7 - 24. Nov 2009 at 17:55

tunnie wrote on 24. Nov 2009 at 17:48:

Del Boy wrote on 24. Nov 2009 at 17:43:

Quite a few until actually turns on, as if you were holding down a button or something. It does turn on and works fine though.

Count them, that will tell you what its complaining about. Post up how many beeps it does

I would have thought it would be like Morse Code Tunnie, with computers being clever it will be telling him what is wrong Wink

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Re: Laptop problem
Reply #8 - 24. Nov 2009 at 17:59

Darth Loo-knee wrote on 24. Nov 2009 at 17:55:

tunnie wrote on 24. Nov 2009 at 17:48:

Del Boy wrote on 24. Nov 2009 at 17:43:

Quite a few until actually turns on, as if you were holding down a button or something. It does turn on and works fine though.

Count them, that will tell you what its complaining about. Post up how many beeps it does

I would have thought it would be like Morse Code Tunnie, with computers being clever it will be telling him what is wrong Wink

Close....

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Re: Laptop problem
Reply #9 - 24. Nov 2009 at 18:00

tunnie wrote on 24. Nov 2009 at 17:48:

Del Boy wrote on 24. Nov 2009 at 17:43:

Quite a few until actually turns on, as if you were holding down a button or something. It does turn on and works fine though.

Count them, that will tell you what its complaining about. Post up how many beeps it does

Also, check what types of beeps some are short, some are long

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Re: Laptop problem
Reply #10 - 24. Nov 2009 at 18:01

tunnie wrote on 24. Nov 2009 at 18:00:

tunnie wrote on 24. Nov 2009 at 17:48:

Del Boy wrote on 24. Nov 2009 at 17:43:

Quite a few until actually turns on, as if you were holding down a button or something. It does turn on and works fine though.

Count them, that will tell you what its complaining about. Post up how many beeps it does

Also, check what types of beeps some are short, some are long

Ok will check in a bit

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STMO123 Ex Member	Re: Laptop problem Reply #11 - 24. Nov 2009 at 18:19 If it's going bip bip bip beep beep beep bip bip bip, that's computer for SOS
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dad1uk Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1139 Birmingham Gender: Drives: Omega 2.5 Tourer Estate	Re: Laptop problem Reply #12 - 24. Nov 2009 at 18:23 Quote: If it's going bip bip bip beep beep beep bip bip bip, that's computer for SOS Are you sure it's not saying "I said Milk but NO sugar!" . . . .
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Re: Laptop problem
Reply #13 - 24. Nov 2009 at 19:03

Sadly coffee is quite conductive and corrosive. Drying it is not good enough. It really needs to be removed with distilled water or meths and fast. The batteries would be best removed too as the voltage will accelerate corrosion.
Hopefully the keyboard has caught it all. These can often be removed from the outside by sliding a latch-bar accessible between the front of the keyboard and the case. Having said that, I haven't dismantled one for some time!

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Re: Laptop problem
Reply #14 - 24. Nov 2009 at 19:12

Darth Loo-knee wrote on 24. Nov 2009 at 17:43:

[quote author=46594D553B0A0 link=1259083966/4#4 date=1259084590]Quite a few until actually turns on, as if you were holding down a button or something. It does turn on and works fine though.

As it starts up normally (other than the repetitive bleep), it's probably just a case that a new keyboard will fix it (count yourself lucky).

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