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Keyboards and Mice repairDiy-Computer-Repair can help!Keyboards:Because we are human things happen. Like the coke spilled on the keyboard. Paper
clips and staples get dropped, the keyboard has a magical attraction to these
items. When I was a computer tech I found numerous items in keyboards: paper
clips, staples, mechanical pencil lead, and even a
diamond ring (not of high value) that the user didn't even realize she had lost!You will find more information on Keyboards and mice in the Self Computer Repair Unleashed! Manual.
A keyboard is your life line to your documents, you can open one and read it
with a mouse but you can not modify it with the mouse (well that is not strictly
true, if you have the Accessibility Options installed there is a mouse operated
keyboard there......) so you need to keep it clean.
It is not recommended that you use liquids on keyboards. The reason is the circuit board under the keys is not sealed to keep moisture out. If you spill coke, coffee, tea, etc in the keyboard go buy a new one. The best way to clean dust, fur, and general gunk is with a small fairly stiff paint brush and a can of compressed air. With the computer off (you don't want to be pressing those keys with the computer on!) use the brush to move the gunk to an area where the air can blow it out of the keyboard. The paint brush will get under the keys if you apply slight pressure. If the keys are just dirty with normal use you can clean them with a damp cloth, I have found window cleaner works best, do not spray the cleaner on the keyboard, spray the cloth and use it to wipe the keys. Mouse:Does your mouse stop when you move it from one side of the screen to the other? Have to pick it up and put it down to get the cursor to move?It is dirty! There are two types of mice, analog and digital. If you have a wired mouse and it does not have a led on the bottom then it is a analog mouse. By analog I mean there is a mechanism that moves the cursor. Turn the mouse upside down, you will see a small neoprene ball. This ball moves two small bars (or wheels) that turn what is call a potentiometer. Cleaning the Mouse (analog) There should be a way to open the cavity that the ball is house in, some are plates that rotate one way to open the opposite to close and lock. Open the cover, drop the ball into your hand, using a lint free cloth and window cleaner wipe the ball, it has gunk on it from the mouse pad. Inside the cavity there should be either two bars and wheel or three wheels. Look at them, you will see gunk that has built up over time. We want to remove this buildup. I use a small screw driver but a paper clip that is straitened out will do the same thing. The hardest part is getting the build up off the bars and wheels, they spin freely. When you get the buildup off it probably fell inside the cavity, you can shake it out or turn the mouse right side up and use compressed air to blow it out. Clean? Put the ball back in the cavity, cover back on and lock it. Mouse pads can be cleaned also, the cloth covered type can be washed with soapy water, it just take time to dry. Window cleaner works on the hard type pads the best.
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