Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM  May 19th, 2007 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 938 CORRECTION:
The metallic tape that I pressed down on was under the RAM door, not the mini PCI door.
(sorry, wish I could've just edited the post but AFAIK Daniweb won't let you do that if more... |
| Forum: PCI and Add-In Cards May 19th, 2007 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 1,082 UPDATE:
I now think the problem may be a strip of metallic tape on the motherboard losing its stickiness.
I took this to the Motherboard forum coz that tape is on all motherboards, I think,... |
| Forum: Motherboards, CPUs and RAM May 19th, 2007 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 938 My laptop's PCMCIA socket connection is loose and requires you to press hard underneath the laptop to get a connection. I *think* the problem may be a strip of metallic tape on the motherboard having... |
| Forum: PCI and Add-In Cards May 18th, 2007 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 1,082 Is it possible to repair a PCMCIA slot whose connection to the motherboard is loose?
I assume that's the problem: my wireless card won't go on unless you press hard on the case from underneath in... |
| Forum: USB Devices and other Peripherals Mar 5th, 2007 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 5,496 neither
nor did I get any replies at other laptop repair forums where I posted the same message: TechSupportGuy, AskLaptopFreak, HP... |
| Forum: USB Devices and other Peripherals Feb 8th, 2007 |
| Replies: 7 Views: 5,496 After disassembling my Presario 2100 to resolder the DC jack, the computer no longer recognizes the touchpad, and the LEDs for 'on/standby' and 'battery charging' no longer work.
Strangely, the... |
| Forum: Cases, Fans and Power Supplies Nov 17th, 2006 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 3,448 As far as I know from spending some time online researching this, it's a common problem and once it's happened the only solution is opening up the laptop and soldering the jack - if not the old one,... |
| Forum: Cases, Fans and Power Supplies Nov 16th, 2006 |
| Replies: 3 Views: 3,448 Is there such a thing as a connector or adapter that would go in between my laptop's AC jack and the cord's AC plug, and would swivel to prevent the jack from working its way loose from whatever it's... |
| Forum: Monitors, Displays and Video Cards Nov 15th, 2006 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 3,031 Problem solved:
In case anyone out there wants to know...
A very close look at the LCD connector revealed a pin that had gotten bent during reassembly! I carefully bent it back with a sewing... |
| Forum: Monitors, Displays and Video Cards Nov 15th, 2006 |
| Replies: 1 Views: 3,031 My laptop's LCD is solid, uniform gray and displays no lines, pixels, characters or other markings. I take it this means the backlight is on, right? What can I do?
The computer works completely... |
| Forum: Cases, Fans and Power Supplies Nov 15th, 2006 |
| Replies: 2 Views: 8,320 I took the laptop apart down to the fan / heat sink and got the dust out. So far the fan is running at lower speeds and sometimes even shutting off, so I may have solved the constant-fan problem but... |
| Forum: Cases, Fans and Power Supplies Nov 14th, 2006 |
| Replies: 2 Views: 8,320 To clean dust from the fan of a Compaq Presario 2100, can I vacuum through the vents? If not, is there any way to reach the dust without removing all of the following items, as instructed in HP's... |
