I accidentally spilled a little soda on my Dell Studio XPS 1640 laptop. The keyboard still works but some keys are sticky. I would like to replace the keyboard myself but it looks like this model is different than any other laptop I worked on.
Can you help me to replace the keyboard?
You are correct. Your [...]
How can I replace a broken screen in an HP Pavilion dv8 notebook? This is a brand new notebook but I accidentally dropped it from the desk and broke the screen. HP doesn’t cover this under warranty, so I have to figure out how to replace the screen myself. Is it possible?
Yes it’s possible to [...]
My screen on my HP Pavilion dv6-1259dx is broken (hit with a pillow, and has funny lines all over it) How do I change the screen on my own. I cannot find any screws for the top where the screen is, like all the sites say to find?
Your Pavilion dv6 laptop should have eight screw [...]
I have a broken LCD on a HP Pavilion DV6-2157 notebook. I don’t see any screws on the bezel. How do I replace the LCD on this model? Any info would be helpful.
You are correct, this model doesn’t have any screws on the screen bezel.
In order to remove and replace the LCD screen you’ll have [...]
I accidentally dropped my HP Pavilion dv9700 notebook and the LCD screen got cracked. Can I replace the screen my self or it’s too complicated? Do you know how to remove the broken screen and where I can find a new one?
Yes, you can try replacing the broken LCD screen yourself. You’ll find step-by-step instructions [...]
I have a broken right hinge on a HP Pavilion DV6000.
I need to know where and how to order the correct parts for replacements.
You will find step-by-step disassembly instructions and needed part numbers in the official maintenance and service guide for HP Pavilion dv6000 notebooks. It’s a 3.28MB pdf file and might take some time [...]
I have a Dell Inspiron 9400 laptop and a few months ago two very thin (one-pixel-wide) vertical lines appeared to the very left of my 17 inch screen, one green, one yellow. Since it was a minor nuisance I ignored it. Week by week, one or two more would appear gradually more and more to [...]
My 5 years old Sony Vaio laptop worked fine last night, and I shut it down (vs. hibernating) when I was done. Today, it will not power up at all – no response when I hit the power button, no lights when connected to power. I’ve tried pressing power button for extended time, remove/reinsert battery, [...]
I have a problem with my digitizer of my Toshiba Tecra M7: The pen works but no everywhere. I don’t see the cursor, and I can’t click in left border and top border (when the M7 is in laptop configuration: open with the key board).
I’ve tested on Vista and Unbuntu, it’s exactly the same problem.
I’ve [...]
I have a HP DV5220 , i am planning to upgrade the RAM on it and needed to know if i have to replace the 1 gig on it or add 1 gig to it .. it is only expandable to 2 gigs and i don’t know if there are 2 slots or 1 slot [...]