Spilled drink on my keyboard...

Okay, I've got an old old (486cpu) computer with an old style keyboard connector in the back--and I spilled a sugar-free beverage on the keyboard. I tried to dry it out but I don't think I was thorough enough. Several keys stopped working while others performed fine, so I switched keyboards (yeah, I actually have another keyboard using the old connector), but they're both acting EXACTLY the same way... even after a cold reboot too.

What I'm wondering is not weather or not it's fixable or replaceble (because I plan on retiring this old unit soon anyway), but I am trying to determine exactly what has happened. Is it possible that a short from the liquid have spiked the board?

Sounds strange. If it had spiked the board, I'd guess nothing would work, not just some keys.

>>1
Try using a PS2 > USB adaptor to tell if it's the keyboard that's shot or the PS2 interface.

If it's the interface, you'll either need to find a replacement (where? I don't know) or switch to a USB keyboard.

>>3
I imagine that by "old old" he means DIN. (http://www.8bit-micro.com/images/5-pin-din.jpg)

So he'd just have to get a DIN>PS2 adapter and use that to try the keyboard elsewhere.

Make sure the motherboard didn't get wet, too, and that everything is completely dry before ruling out water.