![]() ![]() It booted ok then offered the Startup Repair again which I allowed to start. So today I put the back cover and HDD back in place and fired up the beast. That was the wrong thing to do as reportedly it can run for hours in order to make a repair. ![]() As it shows no actual indication of progress I turned off the Vaio. I left it running for, in my mind, a long time but not I guess long enough. I had completely forgotten that after the after the deluge when it was first restarted the machine offered a "Startup Repair", It said this may take a few minutes and the machine may restart more than once. It was never of any use in the van, no GPS and far too big for map reading! Good for watching films or catching up with iPlayer though. And if it works I can use it even though it is not “portable” until I sort out a better alternative. I think that makes it worth investing in a cheap keyboard even if it just allows me to update my Garmin. It works and everything seems to be there so I reckon better than 50/50 chance of it working again in the Vaio? I know that the Vaio HDD works as I have removed it and connected it to my desktop PC.I believe that if I locate and disconnect the cable from motherboard to laptop keyboard it should work with a USB keyboard?.I eventually drilled it out.Īs to where I am now and assuming no other damage: When I did try to open it one very small screw thwarted me, so I would not have got it open in time. My Vaio might be an unpopular model it has a widescreen 17” display and was quite expensive. Well I might be able to source one from USA at $90 plus possibly import duty subject to confirmation that it is the right part. I didn’t attend to it immediately as I thought I would be able to buy a replacement keyboard but so far that has not been possible. I now know (been told) I should have counted the beeps as they might have helped me identify the problem. Some hours later I tried starting it again but it won’t boot. I should have found time to open it up and try to rinse clean the keyboard then but I left it. After about 15 minutes I turned it upright and started it successfully then I shut it down again. When this happened I immediately shut down and turned the laptop 90 degrees hoping that the tea would drain out which it did but of course there was bound to be tea retained between the fine gaps between the keyboard parts. ![]() Absolutely correct, tea with sugar and milk – sticky and corrosive. Hello POI Admin, thanks for your post, I think that was an informed presume. ![]()
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