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| Thread ID: 26534 | 2002-10-29 19:54:00 | disassembly gateway solo 9100 | NathanTheKind (472) | Press F1 |
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| 94299 | 2002-10-29 19:54:00 | Where to start disaasembly of this laptop? Like removing the keyboard? I have lost the backlight and suspect loose connection or broken cable. So has anyone had experence with pulling Laptops apart. Any suggestions (other than taking it to the shop, or a big hammer) to help pull it apart Cheers :) |
NathanTheKind (472) | ||
| 94300 | 2002-10-29 20:47:00 | No disassemble gateway solo. :-( gateway solo is alive!!!!!!!!! :-) |
roofus (483) | ||
| 94301 | 2002-10-30 00:27:00 | The reason that it is wanted to disassemble the gateway is to find the root of the above problem and to then fix it. | NathanTheKind (472) | ||
| 94302 | 2002-10-30 00:57:00 | You're having quite a day, aren't you roofus? ;) | crozier (2004) | ||
| 94303 | 2002-10-30 01:59:00 | They (them in general, not just Gateway ;-) ) hide screws whenever they can. The first thing to look for is plastic latches inside the seams. A blunt thin tool is best to look for these ... try to open the gap between the halves (gently) and feel for resistance at particular places. Then see if you can press in gently at such a point while trying to open the gap further. There are sometimes slide-out panels with screws under them. Some screws which are finally visible don't need to be removed :D And shouldn't be removed, because they're easier to take out than replace. I usually partly remove a screw, and then see if it makes a difference. It's always possible to open them ... but patience helps. I've seen some units opened by impatient people. Not very nice. Battery packs are different: they're usually glued or welded closed. :-( |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 94304 | 2002-10-30 03:11:00 | It's always them - if I ever find out who 'them' is I'm gunna......... &*%$@#* ;) It's also worth lokking under batteries, hard drives etc. In fact anything that comes off, should come off first. |
crozier (2004) | ||
| 94305 | 2005-10-01 05:54:00 | To dissasemble the Gateway Solo 9100: first: remove the: floppy/cd/dvd drive and, the battery: the latches are on the bottom of the laptop; then the hard drive door in this order or, you will break the hard drive door. next:remove the hard drive by pulling straight out on it's flap. open the lid of the laptop, swing it all the way back; at the bottom edges; near the hinges you will see two black round screw covers, remove these with a sharp knife blade and, remove the two miniature phillips screws; then remove the hinge covers by pressing in on them and rocking them off... now you may: using a credit card; split the screen bezel and, remove it. (this is for screen access only. If you must remove the led screen: remove the led on/off switch cover by: placing one thumb on each end of the cover strip and pressing down hard while pushing the strip to the left, remove it. the plugs to the screen will be visible: unplug them; making sure you remove the left plug grounding screw, then: the hinge screws; if further dissasembly is needed: remove the keyboard bezel by removing the upside down screws located above the bays in front; then: remove the small black screws in the back of the laptop under the rear docking cover: remove the bezel and, keyboard and, the rest of the dissasembly is routine with the exception of the motherboard which is held in by a rubber plug that is right next to the usb ports and, looks as if it covers a third usb port: it holds in the mother board: (sneaky huh?) wedge it out with a screwdriver then: remove the extention buttons on the pcm/cia card slots by pushing up on the metal strip on their undersides and, slide them off; push in on the buttons and, lock them in the retracted position: so, they clear the laptop case. The rest of dissasembly should be: routine...JG |
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