On 08/24/2015 09:13 PM, drlegendre . wrote:
On the bright side, I may be able to send you some bootable media, if you still need it.
Thanks for the offer, but I definitely have it somewhere - I'm just not sure where! Eventually I'll have the PC set up to write images again anyway (I'm just reorganizing my work/storage space at the moment so it's a bit of a disaster area)
I figure I'll go the solvent flush route, using tri-chlor, and see where that goes. But honestly, I don't know what could be causing so many 'stuck' keys on this thing!
Do any of the keys feel different? I assume there's a sponge pad on the bottom of each key to produce the right feel when the key is pressed - I wonder if something's been spilled in yours at some point, and some of those pads have expanded and/or gone hard... although I suppose it could just be age-related deterioration.
As ever, my fear is that the materials won't withstand the solvent, even if it's tri-chlor, and I'll end up washing away every hope of survival. Water might be OK, but I'd have to grab a couple gals of distilled first.
Well, if there is sponge in there and it's gone bad then I suppose opening the thing up is the only solution anyway :(
Ultimately, the dreaded R&R is the option. Not sure if I have the patience...
Yup, it'd certainly be a job. Unfortunately I don't have the contact info for the guy who took the third one of these machines, but I suppose he may surface on the list at some point. It's possible that machine was snafu in such a way that there might be a surplus keyboard available...
cheers Jules
