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Acer Travelmate Laptop Removing Dust from Heatsink HSF
Last Updated on Saturday, 25 July o 03:31 Written by Laptop Guy Friday, 24 July o 08:00
In the summer months you might have noticed your laptop fan making more noise than usual. This is because dust and lint gets wedged between the fan and the heat sink and the airflow becomes limited. This can cause the laptops components to overheat and the fan spins faster to compensate for bad airflow.
This overheating will reduce the performance of the laptop and it’s battery charge and could also reduce the laptops lifespan. I recommend cleaning out the heatsink every 6 months or more on all makes and models and desktop computers not just laptops.
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- Dust builds up in the heatsink and fan assembly.
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- Step 1 Remove the VGA nuts.
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- Step 2 – Unscrew the heatsink.
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- Step 3 – Unplug the fan.
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- Step 4 – Remove the HSF.
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- Step 5 – Remove the black tape.
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- Step 6a – Unscrew the top of the fan.
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- Step 6b – Lift the top off.
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- Step 7 – Vacuum out the dust.
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- Step 8 – Place a small amout of thermal compound on CPU on rebuild.
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How to Replace a Smashed or Cracked Toshiba Laptop Screen
Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 February o 12:09 Written by Laptop Guy Friday, 24 July o 01:03
This is a Toshiba 17″ Laptop with a smashed LCD screen. On this model I had to remove some screws from the base and three screws from inside the battery bay before the bezel could be released.
I’ve changed the way I display the photo’s. Click to enlarge them they will open in Lightbox. If you hover over the middle right or left side you get an arrow which will goto the next step (photo).
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- Toshiba laptop with smashed screen.
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- Step 01 – Remove the battery.
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- Step 02 – Remove the screws in the batter bay.
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- Step 03a – Remove screws on base right.
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- Step 03b – Remove screws on base left.
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- Step 04 – Remove the bezel rubbers.
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- Step 05 – Remove the screws from around the bezel.
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- Step 06a – Unclip the bezel side.
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- Step 06b – Unclip the bezel at the top.
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- Step 07 – Lift up the base and ease out the bezel from underneath.
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- Step 08 – Unscrew the screen hinges.
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- Step 09 – Remove the top frame.
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- Step 10 – Unplug the screen cable
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- Step 11 – Unplug the inverter cable.
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- Step 12 – Unscrew the screen hinge
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- Step 13 Toshiba laptop with removed screen
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- Step 14 – Attach the new screen follow the guide in reverse.
Tags: Laptop, Laptop Repairs, LCD, LCD Screen, Repairs, Screen, Toshiba | Posted under Laptop Repairs | 1 Comment
DC Jack Repair on Gateway MA7 Laptop
Last Updated on Wednesday, 8 July o 12:57 Written by Laptop Guy Monday, 6 July o 12:53
Here I have a DC Jack to replace on a Gateway MA7 Laptop, there was no power to the laptop and the battery would not charge. These symptoms can also indicate a faulty AC Adapter so this was tested before any work was carried out on the laptop.
To replace the DC Jack you need to remove the motherboard from the laptop completely, this is a long and complicated process and alot of screws to account for. It takes me 2 hours to complete the DC Jack repair on a laptop so allow yourself more time if this is your first attemp.
If you do not not have a desoldering iron station I do not recommend you attemp a DIY repair.
Desoldering the DC Jack
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Hewlett Packard HP DV9500 LCD Screen Replacement
Last Updated on Wednesday, 8 July o 01:00 Written by Laptop Guy Thursday, 25 June o 05:49
Today I received the new 17″ screen to be fitted into a HP DV9500 Laptop. The process of replacing the LCD screen fairly easy but it’s diagnosing it’s the screen which it the hard part.
This laptop came to me with two lines on the screen and then the backlight would fail making the screen dark and unreadable. Possible causes are LCD screen or screen cable the only way to tell is by connecting a working LCD Screen. I connected a cracked screen from a previous repair and the screen was not showing the same symptoms as the original one.
A Phone call to my supplier and 24 hours later I receive the new 17″ LCD Screen. The Photos below show the fitting process.
Step 1 New LCD Screen
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