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Coffee in Lenovo T410

Ok... I'm a total idiot. I have this beautiful (as-new) Lenovo T410. I spilled about 1-2 ounces of coffee (with half and half) on the keyboard and screen. I believe a tiny bit got underneath the keyboard. After about 5 minutes, I pulled the battery. I used window cleaner w/o amonia to clean the screen (I used one of those microfiber cleaning cloths) and very gently the keyboard.

The good news is that teh computer still has about 7 days left on a full warranty. I'm wondering if I should pull the keyboard, look for any liquid on the mb, gently clean and let the computer sit for a day in a warm room. I'm not quite sure what to do.

Any words of wisdom?

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Thank you, Rindi. Are you saying I should rinse the KEYBOARD with distilled water? How should I clean the motherboard? Should I use a bit of that non-amonia cleaner with microfiber and pat it down?

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What exactly should I do with the motherboard? I'm not even sure there's anything on it. But to make sure, should I run a microfiber cloth with some dist. water?

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Good news, I think. These Lenovos are built to take a beating. The bottom of the keyboard is completely protected by plastic. Thus, it looks like it would be almost impossible for a drop of liquid to fall through the keyboard.

The mb is also fairly well-insulated.

I can't see any evidence of coffee. I'm wondering what I should do to play it safe. Maybe order a new keyboard?

Frosty555

Just test the keyboard out. If it's working properly, the keys aren't sticky or malfunctioning, then there was no harm done and no reason to replace it.