Getting your keyboard dirty is not dangerous, but quite unpleasant. As a rule, people think about cleaning the keyboard when something gets stuck or a drink is spilled.
The main advice in this case is not to panic and carefully study the article and follow all the instructions. If no mechanical damage is not observed, then it will work like new. Otherwise, you should contact a specialist.
But you should not rush to the specialists so that they check the keyboard.
Cleaning from dust and other substances does not take much time, and this experience will be useful to you in the future use of the computer.
It is worth separating the methods for cleaning a laptop keyboard and a desktop computer keyboard. There are more problems and nuances with the first device, but laptop keyboards do not suffer from clogs so often.
These two types of cleaning have several recommendations in common. First, clear the surface on which you will be cleaning. Secondly, before starting disassembly, take a photo of your keyboard.
This photo will help you assemble it later without consequences. And thirdly, don’t be overzealous when disassembling.
If you break any fastening, this will not have the best effect on the operation of the keyboard.
So, having prepared the work surface, it is worth preparing tools and consumables, such as cotton wool, water, a rag and some kind of pin.
This will all help you assemble and clean the keyboard from dust and much more. So, let's look at how to clean a laptop keyboard at home.
Before you start cleaning, you should turn off the keyboard. Then an inspection must be carried out. If there is little dust, it will be enough to swipe something thin and collect the dust. If you haven’t cleaned your keyboard for a long time, it’s worth disassembling it.
There are two ways - with disassembly and with removal of the keys.
Place the disabled keyboard in front of you. Then remove all the keys in turn except the space bar. You should not take it out, as putting it back in place is not so easy. Remove carefully by picking it up with your fingernail or something flat and durable.
After this, put all the keys in the soapy solution. Under no circumstances should you pour boiling water over them or boil them.
High water temperature can affect the safety and shape of the keys.
Then rinse them in clean water and lay them out to dry. Also, do not dry in dryers or ovens.
Turn the base without keys over and shake out all the dust lumps and various particles. Tap a little if necessary. If this doesn't help, take a needle or awl and remove the debris.
Wipe down your desk and vacuum your keyboard, if you have one for your PC. Do not use a household vacuum cleaner - it may cause damage. Once the keys are dry, put them back in place. Check the functionality of the keyboard.
To disassemble, turn the keyboard over and remove all screws or screws. Place them in a separate place, for example, a box, and disassemble the case. Handle the keyboard with care.
Remove all keys and soak them in soapy water. Then rinse and dry.
Wipe the keyboard body from dust and dirt with a damp cloth. Lay it out to dry.
Then blow or shake everything off the board. For greater efficiency, you can wrap cotton wool around the pin and, after moistening it, wipe it with it. Once everything is dry, put everything together and check for functionality.
In order to clean the laptop keyboard from dust and various particles, you should first disassemble the laptop. Find a video describing how to disassemble your laptop model and follow all the instructions carefully.
Next, separate the keyboard from the top case. As a rule, it is attached to it with latches or screws.
After that, see if you can remove the keys from the keyboard. If they don't work for you, check the description of your laptop's keyboard.
You should not use brute force in such cases - this can cause damage.
If they come off, wash them and gently wipe the base with a damp cloth.
The rag should be barely damp, otherwise you may cause it to break faster. After rinsing the base and keys, dry them and put them back together.
There are keyboards that cannot be removed from the case or whose keys cannot be detached. In this case, shake and blow out the keyboard. The most you can do is wipe with a thin object and cotton wool and collect balls of dust.
Every person in the world who has a laptop thinks about how to clean the laptop keyboard at least once in their life.
The problem is that any keyboard, including a laptop, accumulates various dust and dirt.
Moreover, this does not depend in any way on how careful the user is. Only the degree of contamination depends on the degree of accuracy, but the debris and dust itself will definitely accumulate.
Because of this, first of all, the buttons will work worse over time, and in the future dust may get on some significant internal parts of the laptop.
In addition, the buttons may be damaged by spilled liquid.
Moreover, this applies to a variety of brands of laptops - Lenovo, Samsung, Asus, HP, Acer and others. Therefore, every user should know how to clean the keyboard from dirt at home.
It should be said right away that even before performing certain operations, several actions should be taken, namely:
The latter is necessary so that if the user disassembles his keyboard, then he can put all the buttons in their rightful places.
Otherwise, it is likely that some button will be installed in the wrong place and various incidents will arise.
Let's return to operations directly related to cleaning the keyboard. Let's start with the simplest.
The first thing to do is take a regular soft brush and just gently walk it over the entire surface of the keyboard.
These small brushes are sold on the Internet (shown in Figure No. 1), which are supposedly designed specifically for cleaning the keyboard at home.
Advice! In fact, absolutely any brush is suitable for this purpose, even an ordinary children's brush. All you need to do with this tool is just carefully walk over the buttons themselves and the space between them.
You can also find interesting things like this on the Internet (shown in Figure No. 2). These are special sticky elements that are made of high-density transparent rubber.
No. 2. Special rubber nozzles for cleaning the keyboard
Using them is very simple - we put one of these things on the keyboard and press it a little, gradually it fills the space between the buttons, takes on all the dust and, thus, removes it when a person removes this attachment from the keyboard.
You can buy them, for example, on aliexpress (link). Practice shows that such things are very effective in combating dust deposits.
True, they do not get rid of the same traces of spilled liquid very effectively.
Although, it is too early to move on to such problems. Let's stick to something simpler.
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Most often, a regular brush or even the special attachments discussed above do not help with dust deposits that can remain in the keyboard for years.
In this case, it is best to completely disassemble the keyboard and use a vacuum cleaner or a can of compressed air.
The term “disassemble” in this case refers to the process of removing all the buttons. You can remove the buttons with a regular flat-tip screwdriver.
In all laptop models, this process looks almost the same - in Asus, Acer, HP, Samsung, Lenovo and everyone else. This process looks as shown in Figure 3.
In some laptop models, in particular on Lenovo, you can remove the entire keyboard. To do this, you need to pry it from the side in the same way with a screwdriver and remove it.
In this case, the removed keyboard will look as shown in Figure 4.
A computer panel without a keyboard may look something like the one shown in Figure 5.
Accordingly, this is where a regular vacuum cleaner or a can of compressed air will come in handy.
In the first case, you should simply move the barrel of the vacuum cleaner over the entire area of the laptop panel and over the keyboard itself, if it has been removed entirely, thereby collecting all the dust and any residues.
You may need to take tweezers and manually remove any particularly small dust particles that are visible to the human eye.
If you had to remove each button separately, it is better not to blow them with a vacuum cleaner, because you can accidentally suck up the button itself.
Instead, each of them should simply be wiped with a regular rag or brush.
As for compressed air cans, they are sold in abundance on the Internet. It is very easy to use such products.
To do this, you just need to press the button on the top of the can, after which air will come out of its pipe.
Accordingly, the can should be directed at the panel of the laptop without a keyboard. This way all the dust will simply be blown out.
True, after this it is better to immediately put the keyboard back in place so that the same dust does not settle on the panel again.
Still, the first option looks more convenient, which assumes that all dust is irretrievably removed into the vacuum cleaner bag, and not blown into the air, after which it again has the opportunity to settle on the laptop.
This method is especially applicable in cases where something has been spilled on the keyboard, most often something sweet and, therefore, sticky.
In principle, we are not doing anything special in this case.
All that is needed is to remove the buttons or the entire keyboard in the same way and wipe the panel and the buttons themselves with alcohol.
To do this, you should take an ordinary paper napkin, thick enough so that it simply does not crumble from moisture (although it is better, of course, to take a medical swab) and soak it in alcohol.
In this case, it is better not to take cotton wool, because its particles may remain on the keyboard, which cannot have a positive effect on its further operation. You can take a regular ear stick.
The process of cleaning buttons using it is shown in Figure 6.
In general, to get rid of traces of spilled drinks, you should use alcohol on a swab, ear stick or napkin.
In general, the main difficulty is to remove the keyboard itself from the laptop. After this, you can use a vacuum cleaner, a can of air, and a swab with alcohol.
An example of this process is shown in the video below.
In this video, one of the users removes the keyboard from Lenovo laptop Z580.
Once a month you need to carry out superficial cleaning. It will get rid of dust and crumbs (applies to those who like to chew something tasty in front of the monitor).
Turn the keyboard over and shake it a little. Some of the garbage will disappear at this stage.
Take a small brush or paintbrush and brush away any dust or crumbs stuck between the keys.
You can get rid of dust in hard-to-reach places using a special USB vacuum cleaner for the keyboard or cans of compressed air, which are sold in digital and household appliance stores (cleaning products department). An ordinary hairdryer will also work, but only if the keys fit tightly and there is no chance that debris will simply clog deeper.
You can only blow the keyboard with cold air.
To remove grease from the keys, go over them with a paper towel or microfiber.
When performing preventative cleaning, you should never use wet rags: no liquid should get inside the keyboard. Maximum - wet wipes for the computer.
Once every three months you need to disassemble and wash. You will have to do the same if you spill something on it.
This method is suitable for cleaning the built-in laptop keyboard.
Remove the keys. Usually the buttons are secured with latches. They are easy to pull off with a paper clip, flat-head screwdriver or knife, starting from the side edge of the key. This must be done very carefully, because thin plastic is easy to damage.
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Pay special attention to long keys such as Shift, Enter, and Spacebar. They are usually secured with metal clips, making them more difficult to remove and reattach. If you are not confident in your abilities, it is better not to touch them. Some laptops do not provide this feature at all.
Clean the mounting area. Use a flannel cloth, damp cloth, or paper towel to go over the joints. You can blow out the inside of the keyboard with a can of compressed air or a cold hairdryer.
Don't forget to take a photo of the keyboard before disassembling it.
Rinse the keys with plain water, soapy water, or antiseptic. Alternative way: Place all the buttons in a clean sock, tie it, soak it in detergent, and then run it under running water.
Dry the keys. If you don't want to wait for the moisture to evaporate, use a hairdryer.
Secure the large keys first, then all the rest. This is where the photo you took before cleaning will be very useful.
Take a photo of the keyboard, and then turn it over and use a screwdriver to unscrew the screws. Open the device and place both halves on the table with the inside facing up.
The lower part can be set aside as there is no need to clean it.
Gently press the keys out. Pay attention to the space bar and Shift, which can be additionally secured with metal pins. Enter key do not remove it: usually it has a very complex fastening, so putting it back will be very difficult.
Place all keys in a sink and rinse under running water or leave them in a disinfectant solution for a while. If the plastic is very dirty, go over it with a soft toothbrush. Then dry the keys.
Rinse the top of the keyboard under running water, using a toothbrush to remove dirt, especially in the corners and joints. Then let it dry.
Secure the keys in their original position. If you hear a click when pressed, everything is in order: the button is firmly secured.
Connect the upper and lower parts of the keyboard, tighten the screws.
Connect your device to and make sure all keys work.
If water, hot coffee, or any other drink has been spilled on the keyboard, immediately turn it over and shake it thoroughly. Wipe with a dry cloth.
Leave it overnight to let the keyboard dry. If the next day some of the keys are stuck or do not work, use the first or second cleaning method.
If your laptop keyboard is flooded or dirty with crumbs, you can clean it at home. Find out exactly how in the article.
Even if someone has not yet encountered such a problem as a keyboard flooded with any liquid (and this happens very often!), then clean it from dust, food crumbs or sebum, which everyone has and with regular When using a laptop, it remains on the keys, over time everyone will have to. Therefore, the question of whether and how to wash, clean and refresh the keyboard is very relevant.
It is possible, even necessary, especially if some liquid has been spilled on it. Moreover, this must be done immediately, without waiting until it (tea, coffee, beer, cola, etc.) penetrates inside the laptop and ruins not only the keyboard, but also its other components.
IMPORTANT: It is clear that we are not talking about washing with strong water and full immersion. It is necessary to carefully remove and clean the keyboard itself
If cleaning is carried out in order to get rid of dust, because the buttons have begun to sink, or for some other reason, then you need to set aside two or three hours of your time for this, because the work will be painstaking.
You can, however, take the device to a service center, where specialists will work on it. You can do everything yourself.
It is best to clean the buttons on a laptop with isopropyl alcohol or a special keyboard fluid that is sold in computer departments.
IMPORTANT: Before you start cleaning the keyboard, you must turn off the laptop, unplug it and remove the battery.
If the “rescue” of the keyboard takes place in emergency mode, then you can not turn off the laptop, just unplug it and remove the battery
You can clean the keyboard from dust and dirt by performing superficial cleaning, or by doing a “general” cleaning.
The algorithm of actions will look like this:
There are special rubber Velcro attachments available for cleaning the keyboard.
This attachment is placed on the keys and pressed lightly. Thanks to its properties, it fills the internal space of the keyboard and absorbs dirt from it. Afterwards it can be easily removed.
A flooded laptop keyboard must be cleaned and dried, otherwise the liquid that was spilled or poured onto it will flood the parts, they will begin to rot and fail. Even worse, all sorts of Coca-Cola and other drinks can enter into chemical reactions with laptop parts, which will also lead to big problems with it.
The question of how to wash the keys and inner layers of the keyboard remains open.
When wiping the layers, be sure to pay attention to the tracks - they should not be damaged. Unfortunately, if the keyboard has been flooded thoroughly, or time has passed, the tracks may become damaged - oxidize, crumble, crack, etc. But they can be restored using conductive varnish. It is sold in auto stores. This varnish is used to paint those parts of the paths that are damaged.
The varnish must be applied carefully so that there is no short circuit between the tracks.
The buttons are located on the so-called elevators. They are made of plastic, their role is to ensure the mobility of the button.
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