Laptop and Notebook Disassembly and Hardware Repair Guide

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

Rory post in the proper thread !
READ the first line.

 

[roryj]

Rory post in the proper thread !
READ the first line.

ok have rerposted the question hopfully some one will get me out of my misery

 

[livon]

thanks guys....thanks for such technical help....!

 

[Frankr316]

This was pleasant. I read through the whole document and found it very interesting. Now, if I have any problems with my laptop, I don't need to take it anywhere for repairs as now I just refer to this document. It is like repair guide for dummies.

 

[jsc]

Kittens knock my HP laptop off of its stand. It fell and broke the power jack. Now I don't need to "reinvent the wheel". Great work.

 

[maX0]

Very nice detailed guide, frozenlead!

Helped a lot when opening my satellite and didn't break/crack anything
as I was afraid I would.
btw. where do you have those cisco magnets from?

cheers

 

[NEETSBREWER]

very nice help thanks...
brewer

 

[saran008]

Very Nice guide!
It helps a lot!

 

[cahomsyjr]

great one, in a year I open about a thousand laptop thats 4 a day..
why dont you do a guide on the hp dv series..I find those so annoying

I'll donate mine, a dv7-1000, to the cause. Since HP won't fix it and all it's doing is taking up space on my desk. Hell you don't even have to put it back together just throw it out when you're done.

 

[frozenlead]

btw. where do you have those cisco magnets from?

Those magnets are packaged with Cisco enterprise switches. You can use them to stick switches in temporary places or wherever if needed. A buddy of mine gave me a few from work - they have billions of the things. They're great for this, and for covering up AC vents in your house to even out the cooling.

 

[Guest]

I was wondering if you could do a disassembly of your NP5793 please!? I have one and needs to be cleaned; with your expertise, you're the best man for the job, plus your signature seems to indicate you own one...

Please!!

 

[frozenlead]

I won't have time to do a detailed one with pictures for a while, though I have dismantled it several times. It's actually pretty difficult. Most of the parts you'll need to access, though, are easily found under the bottom panel - that's all you'll need to remove for memory, hard disks, wireless cards, GPU, and CPU as well as fans, which should be good enough for most cleanings.

 

[maX0]

Those magnets are packaged with Cisco enterprise switches. You can use them to stick switches in temporary places or wherever if needed. A buddy of mine gave me a few from work - they have billions of the things. They're great for this, and for covering up AC vents in your house to even out the cooling.

Thanks!

 

[frozenlead]

Nice guide! I want to clean the fan. Do I really need to remove the keayboard and the speaker cover? Or can I jst remove the screws open the clam shell and clean it?

It depends on your specific model, but most of the time, the keyboard is screwed in to the notebook through both sides of the clamshell. In addition, the keyboard cable generally reaches through the top of the clam to the board, which is connected to the bottom of the clam, essentially holding the two together unless you want to damage the keyboard. You're going to need to remove the keyboard most of the time, as well as the speaker cover (which usually is a precursor to removing the keyboard).

 

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

* Reminder * POST Questions in the dedicated thread [:bohleyk:5] ;

http/www.tomshardware.com/forum/54096-35-hardware-repair-guide-suggestion-comment-thread

 

[Adelaideny]

I won't have time to do a detailed one with pictures for a while, though I have dismantled it several times. It's actually pretty difficult. Most of the parts you'll need to access, though, are easily found under the bottom panel - that's all you'll need to remove for memory, hard disks, wireless cards, GPU, and CPU as well as fans, which should be good enough for most cleanings. For more information on custom laptops

Yeah, me too. I need practice.

 

[Daave12]

Such an impressive and informative guide I must say. It was great reading it and gaining some new information. Great job, keep it up!!

 

[livagoth]

Great guide with detailed pictures, thanks!

 

[marawa7ed]

wow i can't imagine what you did with this laptop amazing :O

 

[KIElectronics]

Fantastic guide to be honest, would be nice if there was other threads dedicated to certain parts of dissassembly. For example 'Fixing your Laptop Keyboard'.