[Cialug] Laptop Repair

[Barry Von Ahsen]

sending it to montreal?


:)

-barry


Nathan C. Smith wrote:
> Barbaric.
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf Of Josh More
> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 1:42 PM
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] Laptop Repair
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> The Pismo had the interesting feature of using about 10 different types of screws, each which varied by microns.  If you put in a screw that as too long, you'd short or destroy the board underneath.  If you put in one that was too wide, you'd risk shattering the board.
> 
> I broke a few things, then threw out the screws and used hot glue.
> 
> Luckily it did not break further and I eventually got rid of the stupid thing.  I think it's in Montreal now.
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> From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [cialug-bounces at cialug.org] on behalf of Don Ellis [don.ellis at gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 13:02
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] Laptop Repair
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> 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.
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> --Don Ellis
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> 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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