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Your Dell laptop has broken hinges and you don’t want to spend a lot of money to repair an older computer? Not a problem. You can fix it yourself.
Here’s a great DIY guide for fixing a broken hinge on a Dell Latitude C600 laptop. This guide should work for many other Dell laptops too.
Well, one day my laptop fell down and the hinge + cover broke at the right side – a problem a lot of notebooks have as parts like the hinges, their covers and the TFT display often brake on notebooks.
Hinges for DELL notebooks are expensive – I followed some auctions on eBay and realized that I’d be too greedy to invest something like EUR 30,- ++ for a (2nd hand!!) hinge – a part which consists of poor aluminum and isn’t that big.
Do you have some free time? Fix the broken hinge without paying for it.
For this repair you’ll need plyers, scissors and … an old cookie box. Have fun!
May 24th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
But, How to do this joining work???
September 23rd, 2010 at 1:37 pm
Sorry, am I missing something. This doesn’t even start to tell me how to repair a Dell laptop hinge. Get real!
September 23rd, 2010 at 1:42 pm
Andrea,
Yes, you are missing the link at the beginning of this post.
Here’s how it works:
1. You click on the link.
2. It takes you to the guide.
September 23rd, 2010 at 1:44 pm
Actually, if you have a broken hinge, it’s better to replace it with a new one.
You can find a new hinge on eBay and disassemble manual on Dell website.
If you cannot find it, let me know the laptop model number and I’ll try to find it for you.
October 7th, 2010 at 10:29 am
i fixed my loose hinges by pulling the hing a part and then with a small flat head and hammer and pushed the hing prongs a part dont do this too much or you cant put the hing back together then hammer the hing back together now it should be all nice and tight if you screw up i am not responsible this dose work if done right