XPost: comp.os.linux.misc   
   From: SimonJ@eu.invalid   
      
   On Sat, 19 Jul 2025 15:11:59 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
      
   > On 2025-07-19 04:42, Bobbie Sellers wrote:   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> On 7/18/25 15:31, 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)   
   >>>>>   
   >>>> 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 :-)   
   >>   
   >>      No but they will roll away and hide. Use a clean unused muffin   
   >>      tin   
   >> to confine them to work area.   
   >   
   > If you can grab them before they jump.   
   >   
   >   
   > Also, not all of them are the same thread, or the same length. So using   
   > a single tin is problematic.   
      
      
   You should note what came from where, a very simple way to document it all   
   is to video the disassembly, then you can refer back when rebuilding it.   
      
      
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   Simon   
      
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