Barry Watzman wrote:
> While I don't agree with NoNoBadDog (you have every right to destroy
> your laptop if you want to do so), odd_bob is pretty on-target. I
> repair laptops,

OK, then what's to stop you from parting with the infromation? You gave a
lot of reasons to not do it, said you can do it by inference, but didn't
come close to answering the question that was asked.

Care to try again please?

Pop


and attempts to fix a laptop by people without the
> necessary knowledge and training usually ***DESTROY*** the laptop. You
> have no idea how easy it is to destroy a major assembly. The
> classical case is people who simply pull the flex connectors (flat
> ribbon cables) out of their ZIF sockets (ZIF = zero insertion force)
> without unlocking the socket. That one seemingly innocuous act
> usually does catastropic damage to the cable in question, and those
> cables cannot be easily or cheaply replaced (some of them cost $150
> if you try to order them as a part .... if you can even order them at
> all, at any price). Therefore please stop and take a deep breath and
> consider this before you continue.
> [On the other hand, it's not uncommon to be told that the "fix" for a
> bad DC power receptical is a new motherboard at $350 to $650, which is
> also BS.]
>
>
> Odd Bob wrote:
>
>> no@spam.invalid (Tannenberg) wrote in
>> news:12h10k0bmt4vr89@news.supernews.com:
>>> My Acer aspire seems to occasionally loose contact in power cable
>>> plug-in.
>>>
>>> I decided to open it. Unscrewed all screws, both in bottom and side
>>> of it. But it still won't open. I even tried to force and tear open
>>> it and I stoped just after a warning crack! sound, I almost broke
>>> it... There are no screws or whatever visible obstacles that would stop
>>> laptop's case from opening... But it doesn't...
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>
>>
>> You have a choice: Take it in to have the problem repaired, or take
>> it in to have the problem PLUS the damage you've caused repaired. I
>> faced this choice. Not only could I not open my laptop, but I had
>> somehow disabled the CPU fan in the attempt. I decided that was
>> enough and had it in the shop the next day. The problem wasn't what
>> it seemed to be (acted like it was overheating but the HDD was
>> actually dying) so I never would have fixed it anyway. I got it
>> back working perfectly, for the cost of 90 minutes labor plus a new
>> HDD. Had I forced the case open and diddled with it first, it could
>> have been much worse. Unless you know exactly what you're doing, don't
>> do it. Take it to
>> a repair center and have the job done right. You could wind up
>> being a lot sorrier otherwise. -- Bob