Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 13:22:37 -0800 From: Doug Hardie <bc979@lafn.org> To: "Rob O'Donnell" <robert@aphnet.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Water Damage Message-ID: <FBFEBC5A-1D05-11D7-8F4F-000393681B06@lafn.org> In-Reply-To: <5.1.1.6.0.20021231101925.025d3f20@aph2k>
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On Tuesday, Dec 31, 2002, at 02:32 US/Pacific, Rob O'Donnell wrote: > If it's a PS/2 type keyboard connector (small plug) there is a plastic > pin that often gets broken off and left in the socket if connectors > are pulled out violently, blocking a new keyboard being inserted. > (Seen it often with mice.) If this is so, I've had success getting > them out by using 'blue tack' (a semi-adhesive goo used to hold the > kids drawings on the wall) on the end of a matchstick to grab hold of > it. Right on. Thats exactly what happened. I guess I didn't have enough light to see that yesterday. I didn't get a chance to pop it out as the insurance adjuster arrived and is going over everything now. Thanks for the info. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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