Oh no! Well I don’t know if sending vibes to an inanimate object will help but… {{{{Pinky!}}}}

Argh! If there’s a Best Buy near you you might call and ask if they give a free initial diagnosis at their service desk to find out what’s wrong. I think they do it to bring in customers, because I once took my PC there and they had it in the back for an hour trying to fix it before they gave up on it. No charge. Of course, it never got fixed, but…..

{{{{{{{{repair vibes for Pinky}}}}}}}}}}}

Pinky needs a Kicky…lol.
Sorry to hear it’s on the fritz again BT, I hope you are able to get it fixed soon.

Trying to understand exactly what happened…

A key got stuck UNDER your laptop keyboard? And you used a nail file to get it out? And now the entire laptop won’t turn on?

Likely what happened, in that scenario, is your laptop does not have a protective layer between keyboard and the motherboard/actual parts inside, or the layer is thin. In that case, you may have damaged one of the sensitive components getting the key dislodged. I would NOT recommend best buy. They really have no idea about what they are doing and will hire nearly anyone who thinks they can repair a PC. I had someone call once because Best Buy told them they had to buy a new computer, because it was cheaper than repairing it. When asked what the issue was, she said she had a virus. A virus and they wanted her to buy a whole new computer (which they could sell her, just come take a look at our computer selection). 10 minutes on the phone with her and her problem was fixed, free of charge, she did it herself with just a little guidance. They are some of the most crooked PC repair people I have ever been around.

Now, a problem finding a good place to take your computer is … a lot of the repair guys are crooks simply because they CAN get away with it in 90% of the cases. If you have a friend who is good with computers, have them recommend a place. If not, try to find a small shop that will take in laptops and look up reviews for it online. Though, again, because they get away with it most the time bad reviews don’t happen. I used to make a lot of money repairing computers and nearly every one of my customers were shocked at how fast I did stuff and how little I charged for it, how few pieces needed replaced, etc. They were willing to just throw money at me to fix whatever I said needed fixing.

Before you hand your laptop over to anyone, get a price quote. No point spending more than the computer costs to repair it, after all.

((((Pinky))))

I spilled coffee on my laptop yesterday…then held my breath. Still works! Thankfully! I can`t live without a computer!