How to clean a laptop keyboard

Many laptop users are faced with such a problem as not typing individual letters, sticky keys, etc. Often such problems are created due to the regular consumption of food while working on a laptop, as well as its preparation near it. But despite this, even the most accurate person can sooner or later notice that his keyboard does not work as it should. In this case, the cause of the problem is dust, which freely accumulates inside the device. You can deal with this unpleasant situation both in case of its immediate occurrence, and as a prevention - to carry out preventive cleaning of the laptop keyboard.

Depending on the complexity of the situation, you can conduct both a superficial cleaning of the keyboard, and a deep one, including its analysis and removal of the keys.

Important: before any cleaning, you must first turn off the laptop, as well as disconnect it from the power.

Cleaning without disassembling, surface

As a prophylaxis, a non-separable cleaning is usually carried out. It is much simpler to execute and does not require a technician to disassemble the equipment. However, even non-separable cleaning can be of two types:

1. Superficial. Typically involves removing the main debris and wiping the keys from external contamination. To do this, turn the laptop over and go over the keyboard with a brush to remove debris, and then wipe the keys with a napkin (in the presence of complex contaminants, it can be alcoholized). It is important: you should not use too caustic or abrasive products to wipe, as this can damage not only external coverage, but also the functionality of the keys.
2. Meticulous. For this cleaning, special tools will be required: a USB vacuum cleaner or a can of compressed air. With their help, you can eliminate dust from inside the laptop without extra effort.

How to remove and clean

If the non-separable cleaning did not solve the problem of poor keyboard performance or the laptop often turns off due to overheating, then a deeper cleaning should be performed, but for this you will need to disassemble the keyboard first.

Notebook models, although often vary considerably in appearance, but, nevertheless, most of them have a common way of attaching keys - through latches. In general, the algorithm of actions is simple:

• First you need to determine the location of the keys. It will be the same for everyone, for example, in the upper left corner;
• Next, you need to remove the buttons, acting strictly in the vertical direction. Reverse may cause the keys to break. First, dismantle the buttons with numbers and letters, after E, panel F, Esc, etc. They are followed by a sequence of large keys, and in the last turn, the working keys are removed: Ctrl, Alt, Win, Fn;

Important: all micro-lifts must be stored next to the keys to which they belong, so as not to accidentally confuse them. Otherwise, it will be difficult to assemble the keyboard in its original form.

• The next step is to remove the stencil. The film base consists of three layers - they need to be separated. When reassembling, they connect without problems.

After disassembly, cleaning for the keys and the inside is done separately.

The keys are recommended to be soaked in soapy water and left in it for half an hour. After they are thoroughly washed with running water, if necessary, additionally cleaned with cotton buds. You can attach them back to the keyboard only after they have completely dried out.

To clean the inside, a small amount of detergent is applied to the cloth and gently wipe the surface. Complex contaminants are removed with cotton buds.

Important: Avoid getting moisture inside the laptop, so it is highly recommended that you use specialized cleaning wipes.

Try not to delay cleaning the keyboard and carry out at least its surface version once a month. This will allow you to avoid keyboard failure for this easily eliminated reason.