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Question

Spilt water on iBook!

Jul 5, 2011 1:14AM PDT

Spilt water on my iBook, it still powers up and all connections work fine, however some of the keys on the keyboard do not work, any suggestions on how to fix? Plain

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(NT) Usually you replace the keyboard.
Jul 5, 2011 1:18AM PDT
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You're lucky
Jul 5, 2011 11:31AM PDT

You're lucky. Replacing the keyboard on an iBook (and I assume it's an iBook G4) is really pretty easy. Don't need much more than a PH0 screwdriver. But do keep in mind that it can sometimes take a few days for the corrosion to start after a liquid spill, so you may want to wait a week before spending any money on a replacement keyboard. If it's still working after a week, you can start scrounging ebay and the like.