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   Daniel70 to rbowman   
   Re: Trouble with laptop display   
   20 Jul 25 21:10:24   
   
   XPost: comp.os.linux.misc   
   From: daniel47@eternal-september.org   
      
   On 20/07/2025 12:02 pm, rbowman wrote:   
   > On 20 Jul 2025 09:55:51 +1000, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:   
   >   
   >> Without one storing the screws usually isn't the issue for me, it's   
   >> finding where they've hidden them under pads/stickers/trim on the   
   >> laptop.   
   >   
   > It was so long ago I don't even remember what it was, maybe a Cpmpaq, but   
   > I managed to pour half a cup of coffee on a laptop keyboard. Replacement   
   > wasn't difficult -- as long as you had the secret guide to the concealed   
   > fasteners.   
      
   My HP 6730b laptop got half a glass on Coca-Cola spilt on its keyboard.   
      
   Many of the keys stopped working .... but a USB plug-in keyboard fixed   
   the problem.   
   --   
   Daniel70   
      
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