Recent content by XtremeAero426

I noticed that my laptop stopped charging so I opened it up to diagnose the problem. I originally thought it was either the charger port or the charger but when I plugged in the charger while it was exposed I noticed something start smoking. I immediately unplugged the charger and battery and...

Laptop Specs: Model: HP Elitebook 8470p Processor: Intel i5 3340m GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7570M 1GB GDDR5 RAM: 8GB SODIMM 1333MHz My Laptop's CPU temperature starts at 35~36C and then steadily climbs up despite never going over 20% usage. It eventually settles around 65~70C but over time it'll...

I've tried following this guide to remove the speaker covers on my HTC One M8 but have had no luck in doing so: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/HTC+One+M8+Headphone+Jack-Micro+USB+Board+Replacement/41996 I used an iOpener according to this guide...

This is what the ribbon cable for the power button looks like: http://imgur.com/zTnLM9C How would I go about reconnecting this?

I figured out the problem. The power switch is broken. I fixed this by unplugging the ribbon cable. Does anyone know of any way to replace it and turn on the laptop some other way? Otherwise I will literally have to hotwire my laptop on.

I have a HP Pavilion 11-e115nr and I recently got a little bit of water on it. I immediately dried it off and took it apart to look for water. None got in. I then turned it on and it booted fine. I began using it like normal and then after about 10 minutes it randomly turned off. I figured was...