In this guide I replace damaged keyboard on an HP Pavilion tx1000 notebook. It’s possible that my guide fits some other HP Pavilion notebooks. Please mention the notebook model number in the comments after the post if it works for you.
I believe these instructions will work for one of the following models: HP Pavilion tx1100, tx1200, tx1300, tx1400.
In the following guide I remove the motherboard from a Compaq Presario CQ50 laptop. Also this guide should work for Compaq Presario CQ 60/CQ70 and HP G50/G60/G70 laptops.
If you need replacement parts, you can find them here. Just search by the part name and laptop model.
This guide explains how to start factory image restore utility on a Dell laptop with Windows Vista. Running this utility will erase everything from the hard drive and re-image it back to factory defaults. In this particular case I’m restoring software on a Dell XPS M1530 laptop.
Let’s say your Dell laptop came without recovery discs but you have to reinstall Windows because the operating system got corrupted or infected with viruses or spyware. What can you do?
There is a chance that your laptop has a hidden recovery partition and you can re-image the hard drive using files on the hidden partition. This guide may not work for all Dell laptops with Vista.
If the guide works for you, please mention the laptop model name and number in the comments after the post.
STEP 1.
Turn on the laptop and as soon as Dell logo appears on the screen press on the F8 key.
My customer complained that one of the keyboard keys stopped working correctly. Something got stuck under the key and it stopped moving freely. He had to push on the key very harder to make it type the symbol.
After keyboard diagnostic I confirmed that something got stuck under the right side of the key.
The following set of instructions explains how to remove the LCD screen and inverter board from a Dell XPS M1530 laptop. You can disassemble the display panel without removing it from the laptop.
In this guide I explain how to clean or replace the cooling fan assembly in a Dell XPS M1530 laptop. The cooling fan can be accessed from the door on the bottom of the laptop and replacing/cleaning procedure takes only about 10 minutes.
I’m taking this XPS M1530 laptop apart because the cooling fan started making noise and laptop shuts off on its own when hot. I will replace the fan, clean the heat sink and apply fresh thermal grease on the CPU and video chip.
In the following guide I explain how to disassemble a Sony Vaio VGN-BX series laptop. In my case, I’m working with a Sony Vaio VGN-BX760 laptop.
You can use this guide for one of the following projects:
1. Removing and replacing the keyboard.
2. Removing and replacing the cooling fan.
3. Removing and replacing the CMOS battery.
4. Removing, replacing or upgrading memory modules in the internal or external slots.
4. Removing and replacing the hard drive and CD/DVD optical drive.
The following guides will help you to replace missing or broken keys on a laptop keyboard. Even if your laptop is not shown in the video, watch it from the beginning to the end and you’ll get an idea how to replace the keyboard key.
Some laptop keyboards might look similar but they have differences underneath the keys. Make sure to buy the right type of key for the keyboard repair.
If you need a new keyboard key, you can find it here.
Key installation guide for a Toshiba laptop.
The power button on your Toshiba Satellite A70/A75 or Satellite P30/P35 laptop got broken. It was pushed into the case and now you cannot turn on the laptop. What could be done to fix the problem?
The power button is a part of the laptop top cover assembly. It’s permanently attached to the top cover with a few plastic bridges. When the power button pushed into the case, it means one or more plastic bridges are broken.
In order to fix the power button you’ll have to replace the laptop top cover assembly.
This post will help you to disassemble an Acer TravelMate 2300 laptop. One of my readers Richard Stutely found a lot of similarities between Acer TravelMate 2300 and Acer TravelMate 3620. He was fixing the failed power jack in his laptop.
Earlier I published a guide for taking apart an Acer TravelMate 3620.
The following are comments and pictures made by Richard.
Anyone with an iota of common sense can use the above mentioned guide for TravelMate 3620 to disassemble an Acer TravelMate 2300. Main differences are:
1. The screw to remove the CD/DVD drive is under the keyboard (not on the underside of case).
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