Check out my blog post (and included pictures) of a laptop repair I did a couple days ago:
http://www.rwenger.com/toshiba-satellite...pair-pics/ Wrote:I got a call from a guy two days ago about his Toshiba Satellite L305-S5919 laptop. He said the DC jack was messed up, and he wanted me to take a look at it. When he brought me the laptop, I looked at the jack and it was extremely loose. It looked like a fun soldering job, so naturally I got started fairly quickly.
Any thoughts about how I went about the repair?
Well you've gained some experience. Unfortunately, I haven't had the opportunity to actually take a part a laptop. Doesn't the manufacturer usually put out guides on how to take them apart and service them? That might have saved you some time.
I've never seen any disassembly guide released by the manufacturer. In my opinion, such a guide would be a direct conflict of interest with said manufacturer, as you are going to void any warranty once a non-authorized repair center opens the laptop. If manufacturers released disassembly guides, they would have a much harder time holding up their argument of warranty voids if they are providing instructions for the consumer to directly void the warranty.
(07-21-2011 12:20 AM)RWenger Wrote: [ -> ]Any thoughts about how I went about the repair?
You did a great job!
My only 2¢, I would never ever ever lay laptop components onto a bed. & further more, since it's for a customer, I would never upload a photo of laptop equipment on a bed to the internet where the customer could see them.
(07-22-2011 12:17 AM)townsbg Wrote: [ -> ]Well you've gained some experience. Unfortunately, I haven't had the opportunity to actually take a part a laptop. Doesn't the manufacturer usually put out guides on how to take them apart and service them? That might have saved you some time.
There are guides (not official) out there, but I like to try to do it without one. It makes me feel more confident in my work every time I can do it.
no2pencil Wrote:You did a great job!
Thanks!
no2pencil Wrote:My only 2¢, I would never ever ever lay laptop components onto a bed. & further more, since it's for a customer, I would never upload a photo of laptop equipment on a bed to the internet where the customer could see them.
I would never put something like a motherboard directly on a bed, but when I'm using the small tray table, I will put stuff like the plastic frame on it. If you notice, I put the motherboard on top of my toolbox (plastic).
Well you did do a good job.
Thanks. I actually wrote the blog post in past tense as I disassembled the laptop. It's odd to write things you're currently doing in the past tense, but it does make it so that you don't have to remember what you did. I think it's also more truthful as I just left the bit about not knowing what I should try next.
I'm not trying to tell you how to write your blog. But one thing that I do to avoid past tense vs current tense is to take notes, & then do the write up when I am completely finished. That way everything is in the same time line.
I can certainly relate with the issue of current project write-ups.