OK, I have come into possession of a 2008 atom n270 netbook in near mint condition.
It’s exactly the kind of machine that interests me! (Don’t ask.)
However, the hard drive is soldered onto the motherboard! An 80GB HD is useless to me. I need at least 320GB. I have such a HD and am looking to see how I would go about soldering it in replacement.
I would approach a professional on this but, living as I do in Indonesia… it’s not really possible. Such is the culture of dishonesty here it is well know that if you take your laptop in for repair it is deliberately sabotaged so it break a week later and you take it back where it is sabotaged again. Buying laptop second hand is unheard of for that reason. In the old country old could be regarded as class but here it is just seen as junk.
So it is 90% certain I have to do this myself. I have wielded a soldering iron before but not a lot and a long time ago. I can get a fine time soldering iron nearby but I am unsure about de-soldering and how I can prevent heat damage to the MB.
If I can get this job done, though, I may have a useful side business as I have had to set up my own personal tuition business as it is impossible to get work permits now. A white face is instantly trusted more here! So I could end up with a laptop repair side line. I am already introducing people to Mint Linux!
Anyway, advice needed. Would love to have this minimal machine flying and doing the impossible! It’s what I do…!
Many thanks in advance.
It’s exactly the kind of machine that interests me! (Don’t ask.)
However, the hard drive is soldered onto the motherboard! An 80GB HD is useless to me. I need at least 320GB. I have such a HD and am looking to see how I would go about soldering it in replacement.
I would approach a professional on this but, living as I do in Indonesia… it’s not really possible. Such is the culture of dishonesty here it is well know that if you take your laptop in for repair it is deliberately sabotaged so it break a week later and you take it back where it is sabotaged again. Buying laptop second hand is unheard of for that reason. In the old country old could be regarded as class but here it is just seen as junk.
So it is 90% certain I have to do this myself. I have wielded a soldering iron before but not a lot and a long time ago. I can get a fine time soldering iron nearby but I am unsure about de-soldering and how I can prevent heat damage to the MB.
If I can get this job done, though, I may have a useful side business as I have had to set up my own personal tuition business as it is impossible to get work permits now. A white face is instantly trusted more here! So I could end up with a laptop repair side line. I am already introducing people to Mint Linux!
Anyway, advice needed. Would love to have this minimal machine flying and doing the impossible! It’s what I do…!
Many thanks in advance.