Hot coffee fixed my notebook's wifi???

[slackerinabox]

So I spilled an entire cup of coffee onto my laptop's keyboard a few days ago. I let it dry out and now the keyboard doesn't work at all... I'm using a USB one.. But the weird thing is that my internal WiFi adapter, the one that hasn't worked in a few months (even after driver re-installs and os reloads) works like a charm... Any explanation? Not a hardware thread, just found that odd...

 

[Kaervak]

Wi-Fi needs caffiene.

 

[BooGiMaN]

shhhhh!! patent it quick! infomercial STAT!

 

[Cristatus]

Originally posted by: Kaervak
Wi-Fi needs caffiene.

LOL


This may be far fetched, but I'm guessing that something wasn't connected right, and maybe the dried up coffee is just connecting those bits together.

 

[Kaervak]

Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
shhhhh!! patent it quick! infomercial STAT!

NEW WI-FI SPEED SPRAY!!!! JUST USE COFFEE!!!!

Only real explanation I can offer is maybe the coffee is completing a circuit somehow. What make/model of card is it?

 

[slackerinabox]

Originally posted by: Kaervak

Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
shhhhh!! patent it quick! infomercial STAT!

NEW WI-FI SPEED SPRAY!!!! JUST USE COFFEE!!!!

Only real explanation I can offer is maybe the coffee is completing a circuit somehow. What make/model of card is it?

It's whatever is internal on a gateway amd 64 laptop.. I'm guessing Realtec...

 

[secretanchitman]

the gta mod fixed your wifi? interesting...

but weird how your wifi just suddently started working. well congrats to you!

 

[BigToque]

Originally posted by: secretanchitman
the gta mod fixed your wifi? interesting...

but weird how your wifi just suddently started working. well congrats to you!

The laptop is more of a desktop now though as he needs an external usb keyboard to surf