Laptops Laptop overheats and shuts down...
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AFAIK stripping the laptop down to the motherboard is trivial, removing the heatsink is the difficult part, isnt it??
The service center guys manage to strip it down to the motherboard in < 10 minutes, many people in 15-20 minutes.
Or are Thinkpads easier to service as well?
The service center guys manage to strip it down to the motherboard in < 10 minutes, many people in 15-20 minutes.
Or are Thinkpads easier to service as well?
Guys before attempting motherboard level stripping of your lappy,find a manual for your particular model.hunt online or the support sites of your manufacturer.i know dell has good manuals on their support sites.and if you are not comfortable doing it,pay a repair tech 500 bucks and save yourself the tension and time.but thumbs up to the DIY guys!
@RS4: Neat! Did you find that layer of dirt clogging the vents? 
More importantly were you able to get that laptop back in shape? I'd encourage this to our fellow techies who wouldn't mind spending an hour or two to mess with the laptop/netbook - at any point if you feel you are not doing the right thing, screw the shroud back.
Btw dismantling varies from manufacturer to manufacturer. I could dismantle my Samsung N128 netbook in less than 5 minutes. Just the screws and pry open the plastic shroud. That's it.
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@baccilus: If it isn't much to ask, could you post a snap of the back of your netbook? I guess my friend who owns the Acer 5742G has a similar problem. One might have to take out the keyboard.
More importantly were you able to get that laptop back in shape? I'd encourage this to our fellow techies who wouldn't mind spending an hour or two to mess with the laptop/netbook - at any point if you feel you are not doing the right thing, screw the shroud back. Btw dismantling varies from manufacturer to manufacturer. I could dismantle my Samsung N128 netbook in less than 5 minutes. Just the screws and pry open the plastic shroud. That's it.
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@baccilus: If it isn't much to ask, could you post a snap of the back of your netbook? I guess my friend who owns the Acer 5742G has a similar problem. One might have to take out the keyboard.
RS4
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baccilus said:
i didnt have to remove keyboard to dismantle my sony vaio, the laptops/netbooks which require you to remove keyboard are more tricky to dismantle. I wasnt able to find any disassembly guide for my laptop but eeepc is quite popular and you may find some guides/manuals.
Gannu said:@RS4: Neat! Did you find that layer of dirt clogging the vents?
yup, there was a lot of dust/dirt accumulated on the vents and also on the fan, it took me only 5 mins to screw and unscrew the back panel and the only tricky thing was some ribbon like cable fused to back panel and connecting to motherboard and since there was no guides/manuals/videos for my sony vaio laptop it needed some time and bravery to get that ribbon off as it was very tightly fixed to the motherboard and yeah the laptop is fine as i am posting from the same
alekhkhanna
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Woah ! Been facing the same problem on my HP DV9704tx model. Tried dismantling by opening up all the screws at the base (including the battery case screws) but the shroud still didn't budge. Any help on how to open it ? Can clearly see a thick layer of dust over the fan !
alekhkhanna
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Tried that too. The casing does come off a bit from the power adapter side but that's it. Tried hard to pry open the shroud inserting fingernails between them. Heck even inserted a screwdriver once. Still couldn't separate them. 
while dis-assembling it is OK (it is like chakravuya in Mahabharata),
1. Remove all the Screws, double check for sure, remove the power button panel, then you can remove keyboard do not pull it out immediately there will be a strip cable connected to the motherboard remove the locks to pull the strip cable, once you remove the strip cable you will see some more screws & strip cable from touch pad remove it, remove optical drive by pulling it out, disconnect LCD display cable & any other cables which are coming out of top LCD panel, remove top LCD panel by removing few screws near the two hinges in the bottom casing.
2.take care not to break laptop casing when separating two panels of bottom,
3.while assembling take care to put screws back where it was removed because there will be different length & size you may short the MOBO if you tighten it in a wrong place.
i have seen lot of laptops going dead, i dont want scare you guys, but be careful
1. Remove all the Screws, double check for sure, remove the power button panel, then you can remove keyboard do not pull it out immediately there will be a strip cable connected to the motherboard remove the locks to pull the strip cable, once you remove the strip cable you will see some more screws & strip cable from touch pad remove it, remove optical drive by pulling it out, disconnect LCD display cable & any other cables which are coming out of top LCD panel, remove top LCD panel by removing few screws near the two hinges in the bottom casing.
2.take care not to break laptop casing when separating two panels of bottom,
3.while assembling take care to put screws back where it was removed because there will be different length & size you may short the MOBO if you tighten it in a wrong place.
i have seen lot of laptops going dead, i dont want scare you guys, but be careful
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