Red ants went inside my notebook keyboard. Will they damage the hardware?

[Abhishek_Gattu]

Today, when I took out the laptop from the bag, I found a lot of ants went inside the keyboard. I am afraid if they will damage the hardware. Please provide a solution to get rid of them.

[iomare · Accepted solution]

Hi,

If they are only in the keyboard it does not really present a problem. Anyway if they have entered the laptop I would completely dismantle the laptop and then rebuid it. You can do this or have it done by local technician. The problem is that ants are conductive and could possible create great damage in the system. You can follow the steps in the service manaul for removing the system board on page 60

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c04653884

If there are place which you can not reach such as under the keyboard keys you can use a can of compressed air which will help and can also freeze the ants. Do not spray on hot computer parts.

Hope it helps,

David

[Abhishek_Gattu]

Thanks for the solution. I will try following the steps in manual.

[iomare]

Your welcome.

If you need any further help, just let me know. I will be back on the forum later in the evening. You can get can of compressed air at local hardware or electronics store.

All the best,

David