[Cialug] Laptop Repair

[Tim Champion]

I started in on my g4 iBook once.  I eventually got to the point where I was
starting to lose track of what each pile of screws were for, and I
re-assembled it (without fixing the problem) before I got too confused.

Dell laptops are a piece of cake compared to that.  Dell also has excellent
online repair manuals.

Tim Champion
timchampion at gmail.com


On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 1:02 PM, Don Ellis <don.ellis at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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