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About Michael Tedeschi
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I can pretty much answer any question related to PC`s. My ratings speak for themselves. All I ask is that you ask the question in English.....I do not understand gibberish and I will ask you to resend the question if I cannot understand it. I will do the best I can answering your questions. I've been working with computers for well over 20 years.

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I can pretty much answer any question related to PC`s. My ratings speak for themselves. All I ask is that you ask the question in English.....I do not understand gibberish and I will ask you to resend the question if I cannot understand it. I will do the best I can answering your questions. I've been working with computers for well over 20 years.

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I can pretty much answer any question related to PC`s. My ratings speak for themselves. All I ask is that you ask the question in English.....I do not understand gibberish and I will ask you to resend the question if I cannot understand it. I will do the best I can answering your questions. I've been working with computers for well over 20 years.

 
   

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PC hardware--CPU & Motherboard & RAM - How to make a usb keyboard my default keyboard?


Expert: Michael Tedeschi - 2/13/2009

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Hi Michael,
I have an acer aspire laptop. And I've spilled coffee onto the keyboard, trying to clean it I took of my keys thinking they would reattach like a computer keyboard but then realised they don't. The coffee that has went into the laptop keyboard is making my "delete" button randomly activate. I could be typing something and it randomly starts deleting, or I could be on a webpage and it randomly goes back! I have a usb keyboard which I am using just now, but I don't know how to make that my default keyboard so it doesn't pick up the keyboard on the laptop? And also, why does my computer shut down randomly, after about 1 hour it shuts down for no reason and takes about 20 minutes before it will boot up again. Its been happening before I spilled the coffee so I know its nothing to do with that. My friend said its probably because it is overheating, but I bought a cooler and I still had that problem?

Thanks in advance.

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How about just replacing the keyboard on the laptop?  Its not too difficult...

The spilled coffee could possibly have started to corrode your motherboard.  If a new keyboard doesn't fix the problem, you might need to take it to a professional to see if the motherboard or any other components have been affected by the spill.

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