[Cialug] Laptop Repair

[Don Ellis]

I didn't disassemble my Pismo, but changing the hard drive on it is
MUCH easier than the same operation on a white iBook! I had been
spoiled by my MacBook and my Pismo, so I undertook changing the HD on
an iBook. Total disaster.

Watch for a connector flimsily mounted on the motherboard, with no
obvious way to unplug it without pulling it off the board. Other than
that, it was a royal pain.

--Don Ellis


On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 11:17 AM, Josh More
<MoreJ at alliancetechnologies.net> wrote:
> It can be really really hard... especially if it's a Mac Pismo.
>
> More seriously, most laptops aren't as actively hostile as the Mac Pismo.  It should take an average person one to two hours to do, especially if you're willing to do the soldering.  The only catch is that if you didn't take it apart, putting it together might be a bit confusing.  If you can locate a take-apart guide for the specific model of laptop, it will be a lot easier.

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