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Do you have an Averatec 3200 laptop? Do you want to know how to take it apart? Check out these photos with instructions. The author of the guide disassembled his laptop in order to repair the power jack.
The following laptop components you can access and remove from the bottom:
1. DVD drive. Simply remove screws securing the DVD drive and pull the drive from the laptop.
2. Memory. This laptop has only one memory slot and it comes with 512MB PC2700 module installed. The laptop specification says that you can install maximum 512MB into this laptop but according to memoryx.net:
Averatec shipping this laptop with the specification of 512MB max, however numerous users have reported success with installing a 1GB module in the machine.
3. Cooling module. Both the heatsink and cooling fan can be accessed and removed through the bottom cover.
4. CPU is located right under the cooling module.
The following laptop components are located inside the case:
1. Wireless card is located under the palm rest, in the lower left corner.
2. Hard drive also could be found under the palm rest. This laptop comes with a 60GB 4200RPM IDE hard drive but you can replace it with a larger and faster one.
3. The RTC (CMOS) battery also located under the palm rest, on the right side from the wireless card.
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October 8th, 2010 at 12:24 am
Dear all
I would like to upgrade RAM in 3250. I live in Italy.
I find a RAM CORSAIR – SoDimm, 200pin Value Select 1 Gb ddr 333 Mhz Unbuffered CL 2.5
Could you think that it could be installed in my laptop?
Thank you in advace
Michele Stortini
September 27th, 2010 at 12:08 pm
dave,
Run memory test. If memory passes test, run the hard drive test. There could be a problem with the hard drive.
For memory test I use Memtest86+.
For hard drive test try SeaTools drive test (offered by Seagate).
September 26th, 2010 at 10:26 pm
i have an averatec 3200.. the symptoms of my laptop.cannot open OS..but Ive tried to format but cannot finish installation its hang up…then appear blue screen cannot detect the drivers…Need Help..from phiippines
September 5th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
Mark,
Connect just three main components (motherboard, CPU and RAM) and try turning it on with an external monitor. If the laptop will not start, try changing RAM. If still nothing, most likely this is motherboard failure.
September 1st, 2010 at 7:04 am
I have an Averatec 3200. The symtoms are as follows: No Boot process no display screen. Even if i use a new battery. it appears to be charging. When i plug in the power adapter the power lite blinks on the laptop. However it will not start up. Is this a video chip issue like the common HP DV series or something else. I have completely disassembled the laptop and i cant see any physical damage to the board. Any help would be appreciated.
July 27th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
THX. That really came in handy. I just had to re-solder the powerjack, Upgrade the HDD (samsung spinpoint 160gb, works flawlessly) and re-thermal the heatsink. I would have been lost without this article.
June 16th, 2010 at 6:51 pm
Hi…I have an Averatec 3200 and my power jack doesn’t work and my mother board may also be bad…my buddy has an extra 3200 around…could I just swap out hard drives?
May 29th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
Ryan,
Be careful with the BIOS updated. If you flash it with a wrong version, you’ll ruin the motherboard.
I searched their website and didn’t find any BIOS update for your laptop. I would recommend using it as is.
May 28th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
I have a averatec 3270-EH1. I need to upgrade my Bios so that I can install a better CPU. Does anyone know where I can download the correct updated version of my bios. Ive looked everywhere, even called averatec with no help at all. I think the motherboard is made by TWInhead Int. Corp. not 100% sure though. I even called their US site called GammaTech and no help from them either unless I send them my laptop. I saw a post telling me to download twinhead r1.08 bios from the averatec forum but that forum doesnt exist anymore. Please, any help would be awesome!
May 26th, 2010 at 5:30 am
I have an Averatec 3200 Laptop.
My Internal CD/DVD no longer works so I have an EXTERNAL CD/DVD working off the USB.
My Computer NO LONGER Boots from Windows XP Home Edition. It goes back to SAFE BOOT.
Can I recover the WINDOWS XP Home Edition by using the EXTERNAL CD/DVD drive or do I need to find another way.
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks
Bob