How To Clean The Keyboard On A Laptop At Home, Including From Spilled Liquid, How To Disassemble On Acer, Asus, Hp And Others

2025 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:41

How to properly clean the keyboard on a laptop

If you spill any liquid on the keyboard and it refused to function, do not despair, it is not very difficult to clean it. The main thing is to be patient and take the time. Does the keyboard work again after drying? You still need to clean it, otherwise a small problem will affect the important elements of the laptop. And then you won't get away with cleaning up the dirt.

Content

• 1 Why you need to clean

• 2 We disassemble the laptop keyboard

  2.1 Video: How to Remove Large and Small Buttons on a Laptop Keyboard

• 3 Different Ways to Clean Your Keyboard at Home

  • 3.1 Surface or standard
  • 3.2 Deep cleaning
  • 3.3 Using a gel
  • 3.4 Cleaning with compressed air
• 4 How to care for your keyboard

• 5 Reviews

  • 5.1 Slime for cleaning the keyboard
  • 5.2 Vacuum cleaner
  • 5.3 Wet wipes

Why you need to clean

The user is constantly in contact with the keyboard while working at the laptop. But many people don't think about cleaning it. After all, the trash is almost invisible outside. With active use, you can wipe the device after 10-15 days, then it will look like new. But after a year, a general cleaning should be carried out. During this period, not only dust accumulates under the buttons, but also hair and crumbs. And along with them, harmful microbes.

A lot of debris accumulates under the keys

Tea, coffee and other drinks on the keyboard are dangerous for the entire laptop. If now the computer works normally without cleaning, then after some time, for example, a couple of months, it can be thrown away. Why? Liquid seeps through the keyboard and into the case, onto the motherboard and contacts, which will short-circuit or oxidize. As a result, not only the board will suffer, but also the hard drive, processor and other components. The accumulation of dust on conductive elements also leads to a short circuit. From excess dirt and sugary drinks, the keys begin to stick.

Liquid seeps between the keys and can damage the electronics in the case

We disassemble the laptop keyboard

The most effective way to clean the keyboard is to remove it from the laptop, disassemble and process every detail. This method is effective but takes a lot of time and attention. And if it is also wrong to assemble the device, then you have to carry the laptop to the service center. Therefore, this option is not suitable for everyone, and it is often irrational to use it. Only in emergencies, after a long period of time or when the keys are sticky. If you have not spilled liquid on the keyboard, then there is no point in disconnecting it from the laptop case. It is enough to remove the buttons.

Cleaning the keyboard is the same for different laptop models. But the methods of removing the device from the case are different.

1. Unplug your laptop. Remove the battery.

2. ASUS Laptops:

   1. There are five latches on the far side of the keyboard. Take a flathead screwdriver or a plastic card. Pry up the keyboard and pull up. Do this for all bindings.

      

      The keyboard is attached with a plastic card

   2. Disconnect the ribbon cable from the motherboard.

      

      A ribbon cable connects the keyboard to the board

3. ACER:

   1. On these models, the fastening latches are movable and press like buttons. Therefore, they must be pressed into the housing with a screwdriver.

      

      ACER latches slide into the body

   2. To disconnect the ribbon, take a pair of tweezers and slide out the black clip.

      

      The clamp is pushed back with tweezers

4. HP:

   1. Place the laptop upside down. Remove the cover.

      

      The cover must be removed

   2. Remove the two screws marked with the kbd keyboard icon.

      

      You need to unscrew two bolts

   3. Turn the laptop over. Use a flat object, such as a spatula, to scoop out the corner of the keyboard next to the latch. Walk like this along all the anchorages.

      

      Need to tweak the keyboard

   4. To disconnect the cable with a spatula, lift the black clip up.

      

      The latch must be raised

   5. When installing the keyboard, insert the ribbon cable with the latch fully raised.

5. Lenovo:

   1. Remove the cover under the laptop. Remove the three screws that hold the keyboard.

      

      Lenovo has three screws holding the keyboard

   2. The keyboard and flex cable can be removed in the same way as in HP notebooks.

6. Samsung:

   1. Without removing the bottom cover, unscrew the two bolts.

      

      Samsung has two bolts holding the keyboard

   2. The keyboard latches are on the near side. Slide in one at a time and lift the keyboard.

      

      The latches slide in and the keyboard rises

   3. The ribbon cable is disconnected after lifting the black catch up.

7. Toshiba:

   1. There is a strip on the far side of the keyboard. Pry it off with a flat screwdriver and remove.

      

      Under the strip are the keyboard mounting bolts

   2. There are screws under it that must be unscrewed. There are no latches here.
   3. Then the keyboard can be easily removed.

The buttons for all models are removed in the same way.

1. Pry the key from the bottom in the center and drag the screwdriver along the edge to the left and right. If the key does not come off, do the same with the opposite edge.

   

   The key is removed from the front face

2. To remove the space bar, first detach the side edges, then the front.

   

   Side and front mounts

Video: how to remove the large and small buttons on a laptop keyboard

Different ways to clean your keyboard at home

The keyboard can be cleaned superficially and deeply. The more often you carry out the first method, the less often you will need the second. Just dust can be removed with a dry cloth at least every day.

Surface or standard

Routine keyboard cleaning is a preventative option. Performed often: after two to three weeks. Depending on the intensity of work.

1. Use a brush to move between the keys.

2. Remove debris with a vacuum cleaner. There are special vacuum cleaners with a USB connector.

   

   Vacuum cleaner sucks out dust between keys

3. Wipe the keys with a damp cloth or cloth.

   

   The cloth is used for surface cleaning

Deep cleaning

Before you start, take a picture of the keyboard to put the keys in place.

1. Remove the buttons.

2. Clean the mounts. To do this, use a rubber blower or hair dryer. The air must be cold. If there is a lot of debris, then it is better to vacuum. Wipe the joints with a damp cloth or special tissue.

   

   It is better to vacuum a large amount of debris

3. Put the removed keys in a container and fill with water and detergent.

   

   The removed keys are placed in a container with soapy water.

4. Rinse the keys with clean water.
5. Spread the parts on a towel to dry. You can use a hairdryer to speed up the process. But don't forget the cold air.
6. Assemble the keys according to the photo. For convenience, secure the large buttons first.

With gel

When the brush does not help remove dust from the buttons, the Slime cleaner can come to the rescue. It is sticky and gooey, and creeps well over and between keys. Slime can remove not only dust, but also large crumbs. It needs to be kneaded well and distributed over the keyboard. Then grab the edge and remove.

The slime takes the shape of the keys and penetrates deep between them

Compressed air cleaning

Highly compressed air cans are sold. They are very convenient to blow through narrow spaces under the buttons, because they have a tube-shaped nozzle.

Long, slim tube nozzle blows dust out from under the keys

How to care for your keyboard

For the device to work well, and preventive cleaning to be effective, you need to follow not only the care tips, but also follow some rules of conduct when working with a laptop:

• do not eat or drink near the laptop - the trajectory of the splashed drink is unpredictable;
• do not place containers with water, such as a vase of flowers, near the device;
• wash your hands with soap before work so that the buttons do not get dirty;
• do not hit the keys - pressing the buttons hard will not affect the typing speed, and the keyboard may be damaged.

Now about the rules for caring for the keyboard:

• do a preventive cleaning every two weeks:

  • moisten a cloth with diluted isopropyl alcohol and wipe the keyboard. Alcohol will remove not only dust from the surface of the buttons, but also grease. You can use special napkins;
  • vacuum the keyboard with a special or conventional vacuum cleaner. The second pulls out debris more powerfully;
• if crumbs, seeds or other objects get between the buttons, immediately remove them with a cotton swab or spatula;
• if the keys start to stick, carefully remove and clean them.

Reviews

Slime for cleaning the keyboard

Slime spreads well over the keyboard

Vacuum cleaner

The vacuum cleaner connects to the usb connector

Wet wipes

Remove streak-free dust

A dirty keyboard can permanently paralyze your laptop. Therefore, carry out preventive maintenance in a timely manner. And if liquid gets inside, do a deep cleaning.