In this guide I will disassemble a Dell Inspiron 17R N7110 laptop.
My goal is to access and replace the hard drive which is mounted inside the laptop case. But I will disassemble it even further. I will show how to remove the motherboard and other internal components.
In this guide I explain how to disassemble a Dell Studio 1555 laptop. I’ll show how to take it apart completely and remove all major parts.
In this guide I show how to disassemble a Sony Vaio VGN-FW170J laptop.
Most likely this guide will work for the entire Sony Vaio VGN-FW line. Please mention your laptop model number if this guide works for you.
In this guide I explain how to disassemble a Dell Inspiron 1420 or Dell Vostro 1400 laptop. I will completely disassemble the laptop and remove the motherboard.
Dell Inspiron 1420 laptop is very similar to Dell Vostro 1400 laptop. If there are any differences, they should be very minor.
In this guide I explain how to disassemble a HP Pavilion tx2000 Tablet PC and remove the motherboard. I’m removing the motherboard in order to repair failed NVIDIA chip.
In this post I explain how to take apart a HP Pavilion dv5 laptop (Pavilion dv5t-1000 model).
I’m taking it apart in order to replace the noisy cooling fan which is mounted deep inside the case under the motherboard. In order to replace the cooling fan I’ll have to disassemble the whole laptop.
Let’s take it apart step-by-step. Before you start, make sure the laptop is turned off.
In the following guide I’ll be taking apart a Gateway P-series laptop.
In my case I’m taking apart a Gateway P-6825 but the guide should work for the entire P-series line.
If it fits any other Gateway model, please mention the model number in comments after this post.
In this guide I explain how to replace the cooling fan assembly in an IBMÂ ThinkPad T43 laptop. This laptop was starting up with a “Fan error” message indicating the cooling fan failure. The fan is a part of the heat sink assembly and when the fan fails, the whole cooling assembly has to be replaced.
Also you can use this guide for removing and replacing the keyboard and hidden memory module.
In this post I explain how to replace a noisy or failed cooling fan in a Lenovo ThinkPad T61 laptop.
This guide might work for some other Lenovo ThinkPad models. If it works for you, please mention the laptop model number in the comments after the post.
The cooling fan is a part of the heat sink assembly. If the cooling fan fails, the whole heat sink assembly has to be replaced.
It’s possible that you can separate the fan from the heat sink and replace it separately, but in this guide I’m replacing the whole assembly.
Let’s remove the cooling fan assembly and replace it with a new one.
In this guide I explain how to disassemble a Gateway MX (Model #MA2A) series laptop. To be precise, I’m taking apart a Gateway MX6650 laptop. If this guide works for your Gateway laptop, please mention the model number in the comment below.
The main purpose of this repair is replacing the laptop base cover. A piece of the base assembly where the right hinge connected broke off and the whole base assembly has to be replaced.
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