From: /m 

On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 20:19:22 -0500, Randy  wrote:

>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....

I'd go with mildly warm distilled water.   If you want cleanser, use
Simple Green in the distilled water, then rinse well with distilled water.

 /m

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