XPost: comp.os.linux.misc, alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: G6JPG@255soft.uk   
      
   On 2025/7/19 0:50:26, The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
   > On 18/07/2025 23:31, Paul wrote:   
   >> On Fri, 7/18/2025 5:05 PM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
   >>> On 18/07/2025 21:24, Jack wrote:   
   >>>> On 18/07/2025 11:11, The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
   >>>>> So if it is *merely* a display problem perhaps you could send it to   
   >>>>> all   
   >>>>> the peole here who thingk that replacing a screen and cable is a   
   >>>>> doddle..:-)   
   >>>>   
   >>>> The thing(s) most users of laptops can do themselves are:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Change/upgrade HDD/SSD   
   >>>> Upgrade Memory   
   >>>> Apply new CPU thermal paste   
   >>>> Clean internal fan   
   >>>> Change keyboard (but very rarely!!)   
   >>>> Change battery (but requires unscrewing the old one on thin laptops   
   >>>> - not   
   >>>> accessible easily these days)   
      
   I would attempt all of those, with the exception of the thermal paste.   
   (HDD/SSD and memory much easier if there are panels over them that can   
   be removed, but that tends not to be the case on modern laptops, which   
   also make the battery [I assume we're talking main battery not CMOS one]   
   difficult to get at.)   
      
   I'd also have a go at dismantling the lid to get at the display module,   
   though probably only if I could find a YouTube.   
      
   >>>>   
   >>> Unfortunately all these require one thing most users of laptops   
   >>> *cannot* do themselves   
   >>> Open the fucking thing up without destroying it!   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>> Anything else requires careful cost/benefit analysis.   
   >>   
   >> They're just screws, they won't bite :-)   
      
   Agreed (though finding where some of them _are_, such as under the   
   keyboard, isn't always easy) ...>>   
   > Mostly they are little plastic tabs that invite a screwdriver to pry   
   > apart and when it slips, it takes out the motherboard   
      
   ... but there is that. Though dismantling the lid is less risky as the   
   motherboard isn't in it.>   
   >> Since there is nothing particularly to lose on   
   >> this project, it all depends on whether a carcass can   
      
   This is true; Carlos has more or less said he's going to scrap it, so   
   nothing to lose. I'd give it a try - would seem a pity to if it _is_   
   just a loose connection.   
      
   >> be located for a transplant. If the disassembly-reassembly   
   >> doesn't work, it isn't the end of the world.   
   >>   
   >> If parts cannot be located, then the project has an easy answer.   
   >> If the parts price is too high, that also answers the question.   
      
   The disassembly, in my case, allowed me to find the part number of the   
   display _module_ (display plus backlight as a sealed unit), which was on   
   a label on the back of the module.   
      
   >> That's why a carcass is usually cheaper than "focused parts".   
   >> People who part out and charge the moon for the bits, are   
   >> to be avoided.   
      
   Depends on the size of the moon they charge (-:. I have no experience   
   with computer parts, but car parts, I was willing to pay a bit extra to   
   get a clean, removed, and working part. (Handbrake cable many years ago;   
   door lock and window winder assembly a few years ago.)>>   
   >>     Paul   
   >   
   John   
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