Questions tagged [laptop-repair]
Questions about performing repairs on your mobile computer
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Laptop cuts power off after 30 minutes on the clock
I have an Asus N56VZ laptop which recently started to cut off the power after precisely 30 minutes after it is turned on.
By cutting off power I mean it does not properly shutdown, but rather one ...
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colors are not accurate after screen replacement
I have replaced my broken screen with another laptop brand screen both are 40 pin and 15.6" (Acer TravelMate 5742 screen used on Toshiba c50 a539), everything working correctly but the colors are ...
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Power button not working and power light not lighting up after Lenovo Yoga 730 13IKB reassembly
I bought a iFixit computer repair kit and opened up my old Lenovo Yoga 730 13IKB. I had intended to replace the battery until I realized that I had bought the wrong battery. But I was still curious, ...
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My laptop screen is off even my PC is working
I was working on my laptop and then I turned if off to leave home only for 1hr.
When I'm back I turned it on but my screen stays black, even though my power button is green which means it is working. ...
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What are those silicone blobs inside trackpad buttons? [closed]
I’m currently trying to fix up a fairly old computer where one of the trackpad buttons is actually missing the little silicone membrane that lets it register clicks. It seems like there’s a little ...
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Can spilled coffee cause long term issues to motherboard?
A few days ago I got a laptop that had spilled coffee on it. I did dry it, cleaned it as much as possible (with with dry paper towels) and let it dry in a warm place.
The laptop works fine, even ...
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How to connect anti-static wrist straps without a desktop PC case
I looked up tutorials on how to use an anti-static wrist strap and they all seem to tell me to connect it to a desktop PC case while having the PC turned off but plugged in.
I need to open up my ...
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What screwdriver do I use for these?
I’m trying to disassemble my computer and the chart below is from the manual.
I cannot find any specific M2x1.9, M2x2.5 and such screwdrivers online at any store. Please help.
Screws specified by the ...
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How to know what's causing screen backlight to fail? Dell XPS 13 9370
I have a Dell XPS 13 9370 laptop which has an issue with its LCD screen backlight. The computer works perfectly with an external screen and you can see that the built-in display works (e.g. against a ...
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Wireless logitech keyboard to wired
i have a Logitech K850 keyboard i use it to play, before it didnt have input lag but now it has, i thinks is because the interference of 2.4ghz,can i convert the keyboard to a USB one to avoid input ...
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Toshiba Satellite C655 blinking power LED, refusing to turn on
One minute the laptop works fine, the next it refuses to turn on. The only clue given as to why this is happening is a blinking power LED.
I tried disconnecting and reconnecting the battery and ...
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How to fix broken hinge (side part of it) of acer aspire e15
How to fix this broken laptop hinge? Can I glue the broken hinge parts?
Image of the broken hinge
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Netbook screen display is garbled (has black/white & horizontal line patterns, screen freezes, and/or wrong display position)
Upon powering my netbook on, its screen turns into a garbled display (has black/white patterns, horizontal line patterns, screen freezes and/or wrong display position). This distortion happens even at ...
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Laptop screen resolution limited after dropping laptop
An HP Pavilion 17 laptop was dropped from a low height onto a carpet. It mostly still works, but the display resolution is very bad, almost as though the text is pixelated. It's readable, but with ...
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Dell XPS 15 9560, 9570 UHD 4K IPS touch screen differences
While cleaning the screen of a preowned 9570 I received today I noticed an interesting artifact in the reflection of my light source and I'm not sure what to make of it, or it's implications to ...
