Forgot to disconnect mechanical keyboard before using canned duster

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As the title says, I made an absent minded mistake while cleaning up my desk a bit.
The board is now only intermittently connecting. Thanks to this I at least know it isn't completely bricked as in the short time it works it works 100% normally. It rather quickly stops again however.

What's my best course of action here? I was going to remove all the key caps from the switches and submerge it in water then leave it to drain and dry over night
 
I can only think of two ways that compressed air would likely damage a keyboard

1 - Some of the liquid came out of the can and got in to the keyboard. If this is the case then yes, just dismantle the board, give it a thorough clean and leave it to dry overnight or longer if possible and then see if it works. I'd avoid submerging it though, It's likely to leave more gunk on it from when it dries.

2 - The air has somehow knocked a wire loose. Considering they don't have much pressure I doubt this is the case and likely only happened if the board was damaged in the first place. Again, dismantle and just check for any loose wires.
 
Remove caps, place keyboard in dry area and wait 24hrs.

I very much doubt the air damaged the keys unless the force of the blast dislodged something within the keyboard chassis itself.
 
Well I have no idea what the hell is going on here. Cleaned it, let it dry, reassembled it AND IT WORKS
on literally every computer in the house except for mine.
 
Went as far as doing a fresh windows install (needed a cleanup anyway) to see if something had gotten corrupted along the way. Still not working on my PC
Works perfectly fine plugged into my brothers laptop, and my old CM Storm board I gave him works perfectly fine on my PC

I'm at a complete loss. It working on another computer surely rules out hardware issues and the fresh install of Windows should rule out software issues.
 
mattyg said:
USB socket??
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Tried every single one I have available, including front I/O
Another keyboard and my mouse both work in every socket

I could just buy a new board but I'd be chucking a ROG Claymore which isn't exactly cheap
EDIT: Caved and bought a new board. My wallet hurts now
 
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