Okay, I've exhausted every other fix for this lap top, and the last one seems very odd. The forums suggest the video card has become separated from the gpu causing failure. So I did what they recommended, got some copper shims to seal the gap. This involved taking the lap top completely apart. I was a little nervous about this, but since the lap top is worthless the way it is, why not?
It is a lot more involved than the you tube videos show. But here I am tearing apart the lap top.
Boy, there is a lot of stuff in here!
Here's the graphics card that needs the copper shim, so they say....
Craig got cute and took this pic during a potty break.
And here's the puter all back together. But why do I have 5 little screws left?
And I let it set over night to 'rest' and turned it on this morning and YAAA! it started right up!
Craig got cute and took this pic during a potty break.
And here's the puter all back together. But why do I have 5 little screws left?
And I let it set over night to 'rest' and turned it on this morning and YAAA! it started right up!
But of course, it was not fixed. When I went to restart it .....nothing again. So back to square 1. I'm not sure it's fixable. It sometimes starts, and most times not. I hate puters!
Well, after spending the entire day with this, I at least was able to look forward to a tasty dinner of pork cutlets over stuffing and veggies, with a barbacue glaze. Yummy!
Well, after spending the entire day with this, I at least was able to look forward to a tasty dinner of pork cutlets over stuffing and veggies, with a barbacue glaze. Yummy!
So I'm thinking of geting a new lap top.
Would you just give up and buy a Mac?
ReplyDelete:P John
Funny, I took mine apart recently too. I had several screws left over.
ReplyDeleteWell A++ for a valiant effort! But are you sure the left over screws, are from the puter? Or some part of your head?(grin)
ReplyDeleteKen from Tampa