From: Randy 

Glenn Meadows wrote:
> Well, looks like it's time to give a T-30 Thinkpad a real bath.
>
> One of the users in NYC spilled a diet coke into the keyboard.  I've
> subsequently replaced the keyboard, but nothing LOOKS doused inside it, but
> obviously something got farkled.
>
> Machine won't make a full boot from the HD, it gets about a 3/4 through the
> "Loading your settings", and then gives a kernel trap.
>
> I've tried the HD in another T-30, and the HD boots fine, so I know that
> part is ok.
>
> Even trying to do a boot from CDROM halts in the middle of loading the
> initial drivers for Windows.
>
> Any thoughts, other then strip to the bare chassis and douse in distilled
> water and warm air blow dry would be appreciated.
>
> This is more of an exercise in experimentation, than real need to have this
> particular machine alive again.  Just want to see if I can do it.
>
> I've already got the Hardware Maint manual that shows all the directions and
> steps to break it down, and put it back again.
>
> Wonder if it will be like a watch, with extra parts left over....  LOL.
>
> Already done this to a Dell Latitude laptop to replace the mainboard that
> had a dead ethernet JACK on it.  Would work with the docking station, but
> not stand alone, connector was dead, so I'm not afraid to blow it apart.
> .
>
>
A long time ago carbon tetrachloride was used to cleam up this kind of disaster....

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