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| 772161 | 2009-05-08 04:13:00 | My old laptop without effort it would flop all the way back near 180deg. What fix is there? Cheers. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 772162 | 2009-05-08 04:23:00 | Sticks and glue. Or send it off to repair | Nictech (14748) | ||
| 772163 | 2009-05-08 04:28:00 | Depending on what make/Model of laptop - the hinges are generally friction held - simple swivel assemblies , when they go floppy like yours some have small screws that can be tightened up and fix the problem while others need the whole hinge assembly replaced. | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 772164 | 2009-05-08 04:44:00 | I did my old HP. $40 a hinge and a sod of a job too boot. However, before buying new ones I tried pin punching them and squeezing them in a vice but no go. They actually have to be hellishly tight to work properly. ;) |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 772165 | 2009-05-08 04:46:00 | Thanks . It is a Thinkpad P3, good for admin work thou, even thou some lettering on the keyboard, I can touch type . I thought about the screw thing but how the heck do I take it apart, maybe I can do a search on ibm's site . Amazing what one can still do on a P3, 320MB and 20GB . Cheers |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 772166 | 2009-05-08 04:48:00 | $40 is a bit pricey :D for what this one is worth. Will look into it, much of them it is used with a CRT monitor and ext mouse/keyb. | Nomad (952) | ||
| 772167 | 2009-05-08 05:05:00 | My old laptop without effort it would flop all the way back near 180deg. What fix is there? Cheers. Viagra :banana |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 772168 | 2009-05-08 08:08:00 | Viagra :banana Thanks, I laughted :D I got hold of a technical manual and took apart the LCD. I appears the hinge is knackered, some bits also fell apart. Well I did buy it 1yr used from the year end of 2000 and still going strong functionally. It may end up as a 2nd desktop as it is wired to a external keyb mouse and CRT. It also has DVD and a Wifi card and wired to a printer. It might be worth $150 at the mo, no point in repairing. I may end up getting a $300, I like Thinkpads all but one of my all bought used laptops are them, with $300 I should get a 1.6Ghz Core 2 |
Nomad (952) | ||
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