24 Mar 2018

How to disassemble Toshiba Satellite C55D C55

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How to disassemble Toshiba Satellite C55D C55

In this post I show how to disassemble Toshiba Satellite C55D C55 laptops. In the first part I will take apart the laptop base and in the second part will remove the LCD screen.

You can use this disassembly guide for the following Toshiba Satellite models:

  • C55D-A5107, C55D-A5108, C55D-A5102, C55D-A5146, C55D-A5150, C55D-A5163, C55D-A5170, C55D-A5175, C55D-A5201, C55D-A5206
  • C55-A5100, C55-A5104, C55-A5105, C55-A5126, C55-5137, C55-5140, C55-A5166, C55-A5172, C55-A5180, C55-A5180
  • C50-A, C55-A, C50D-A, C55D-A
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23 Mar 2018

Full disassembly guide for MSI GE62 GP62 PE60

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MSI GE62 GP62 PE60 disassembly guide

Today I reveal to you a full disassembly guide for MSI GE62 GP62 PE60 gaming laptops and it will be very similar for MSI GE72 series.

All teardown instructions should be the same for many different models and configurations: MS-16J1, MS-16J2, MS-16J3… through MS-16J9.

In the first part of the disassembly guide I explain how to access and remove all internal components from the laptop case and I will show how display hinges fail on these models.

In the second part we’ll move to the display disassembly and screen removal.

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21 Mar 2018

Fixing left hinge separation on Dell Inspiron 15 7000

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Left hinge separation on Dell Inspiron 15 7000

Today I’ll talk about the left hinge separation on Dell Inspiron 15 7000 series laptops, why it happens and how to fix this problem.

If your laptop hinge looks like one on the picture above, you are not alone. Apparently, the left hinge separation is a well known issue on Dell Inspiron 15 7000 series and many people complaining about it.

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17 Mar 2018

Complete disassembly of Asus X555L X555U series

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Asus X555 series laptop

Today I present you a guide for complete disassembly of Asus X555 series laptops. There are many different configuration in this family depending on the hardware specs and country.

You should be able to apply these teardown instructions for the following Asus models:

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16 Mar 2018

Replacing video cable on Dell Inspiron 15 7000 series 7559 7557

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Remove display from Dell Inspiron 15 7559 7557

Replacing failed video cable on a Dell Inspiron 15 7000 series 7559 7557 is a relatively complicated and time consuming process. In my case the laptop had a touch screen and because of that the disassembly process was even more difficult.

Why do I replace the video cable? This laptop has developed a very annoying problem. As soon as you open the display more than 90 degrees, the backlight turns off. You move the display back and the backlight turns on.

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15 Mar 2018

How I fixed trackpad, keyboard after water spill on Macbook Air

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MacBook Air with not working keyboard and trackpad

In this post I explain how I fixed the trackpad and keyboard after water spill on a MacBook Air. The trackpad and keyboard stopped working completely after a very minor spill somewhere in the area of the spacebar.

Everything else in this MacBook Air kept working fine like the water damage has never happened. An external keyboard and mouse connected via one of the USB ports also functioned properly.

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15 Mar 2018

How I fix flash drives with damaged USB ports

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Flash drive with bent USB port

Today I show how I fix flash drives with damaged USB ports in order to recover the data. I show a few different damage scenarios and my way of fixing it.

If you have very important files on a damaged USB drive, you should use professional data recovery service instead of trying to fix it yourself. Just had to mention that.

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