<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">It's quite possible that there is a loose or missing screw. Check that first. A screwdriver set and a screw is a fairly cheap solution. <DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Gently duct taping may make the problem worse. Red Green says "Spare the duct tape, spoil the job". In this case, that is correct. A poor duct tape job might leave the case loose, or even cause a board to short on the case. If you use duct tape, duct tape it thoroughly, being careful to not block any vents. Note that covering too much of the laptop may also hurt heat dissipation as well. Of course, since there is some risk involved in any improvised solution, this advice comes with no warranties. </DIV><DIV><DIV>Thanks</DIV><DIV>Arne Quanbeck</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Jun 20, 2007, at 12:08 PM, <A href="mailto:JAJorgy@aol.com">JAJorgy@aol.com</A> wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><FONT face="arial,helvetica"><FONT color="#0000FF" face="Comic Sans MS" lang="0" size="3">My son's Powerbook casing is coming loose in the front left corner. He had sent it in and they put in a new harddrive some time ago. Of course, a week or so ago, the warranty went off. Can he just "gently" duct tape this?? He's a college student at Cornell College.<BR> Thanks.<BR> Jenny<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> </FONT><P align="CENTER"><FONT color="#0000FF" face="Comic Sans MS" lang="0" size="3"></FONT><FONT color="#0000FF" face="Bradley Hand ITC TT-Bold" lang="0" size="2">Jenny Jorgensen<BR> <A href="mailto:jajorgy@aol.com">jajorgy@aol.com</A><BR> <BR> You never really fail a test if you can say you did your best!</FONT><FONT color="#000000" face="Geneva" family="SANSSERIF" size="2"><BR> </FONT><FONT color="#000000" face="Comic Sans MS" lang="0" size="3"></FONT></P><BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> See what's free at <A href="http://www.aol.com">http://www.aol.com</A>.</FONT><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">DMMUG mailing list</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Use this Address to send mail to the list:</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="mailto:DMMUG@dmmug.org">DMMUG@dmmug.org</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Use this page to modify subscription options:</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/dmmug">http://cialug.org/mailman/listinfo/dmmug</A></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>