Ran into a pickle dilemma :(

[passion4tech]

I did some damage to my Asus G551VW FY212T bottom. I will include picture. How did i damage it you might ask? I had a very hard time removing old toshiba hdd out of metal caddy. I spent hours literally trying to unscrew toshiba out of caddy. Why do these manufactures screw in so tight? I had to bent twist caddy and the caddy was trashed. Silly me tried to put broken caddy back into laptop hard drive bay and I did damage scratched inside laptop with metal caddy So how can I repair the casing?

 

[jsmithepa]

scratched inside laptop... does it matter? nobody is gonna see it, unless it interferes with you re-installing the HD.

OK I see a separated bottom casing. What holds it up in place before?

They sell laptop "covers" for the popular laptops at least, is a membrane that envelops your laptop exposing just the keyboard for you to type, but you have to be careful to not cover the vents, may just be what you need wo major repair surgery.

 

[hang-the-9]

It's impossible to know how to repair this since we can't see exactly how it's broken, all I see is the bottom hanging off, it may be just broken hinges, may just need to be popped back in, may be something bent.

 

[passion4tech]

It's impossible to know how to repair this since we can't see exactly how it's broken, all I see is the bottom hanging off, it may be just broken hinges, may just need to be popped back in, may be something bent.

Yeah you have to be in person too identify the problem.

 

[jsmithepa]

So you can't 3D the thing so we can download it here and view it with our VR goggle to "get inside?"

We ARE in a pickle indeed.

OTOH, I aways say, "this is a mechanical thing." Is not chemical, or electrical, or biological that may require a degree or special tools. What usually holds two pieces together: latches or screws. Put on your mechanical hat and fashion something. The only thing is whether is gonna come out looking stock, but the alternative is?