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   Message 107,474 of 107,822   
   Java Jive to rbowman   
   Re: Trouble with laptop display   
   21 Jul 25 12:55:25   
   
   XPost: comp.os.linux.misc, alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: java@evij.com.invalid   
      
   On 2025-07-20 20:56, rbowman wrote:   
   > On Sun, 20 Jul 2025 13:41:03 +0100, Java Jive wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2025-07-19 14:11, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> [screws]   
   >>>   
   >>> Also, not all of them are the same thread, or the same length. So using   
   >>> a single tin is problematic.   
   >>   
   >> I use a large clutter free workspace like, say, a cleared kitchen   
   >> worktop, and as I remove the screws I place them within named circles on   
   >> a sheet of paper which I place slightly apart from the rest of the work   
   >> so that it will not be disturbed  -  depending on the laptop usually   
   >> you'll need circles such as Keyboard, Palm Rest, HD, DVD, Screen, Base,   
   >> etc.  That way I know which screws belong where, regardless of slight   
   >> differences is length or thread, etc.   
   >   
   > One word -- cat   
      
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