http://www.laptoprepair101.com Laptop and Notebook Repair and Troubleshooting Tips. Laptop repair guy helps find and fix the problem. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:03:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In this post I'll explain how to troubleshoot a dead laptop and find the problem. The following troubleshooting tips are not model and brand specific, they should work for most laptops. Let's take a look at two different scenarios. Example 1. The laptop is absolutely dead. When you plug in the ... http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2008/06/14/laptop-dead-troubleshoot-the-problem/ What can you do if the laptop LCD screen turned completely white? From my experience I can tell that this problem may be related to the following: 1. Loose connection between the video cable and the LCD screen. 2. Defective LCD screen. 3. Defective motherboard (I assume the graphics card is integrated into ... http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2008/04/13/laptop-lcd-screen-turned-white/ This tutorial explains how you can install internal wireless card into an older laptop. I assume that your laptop is "wireless ready" witch means it has a slot for the wireless card and equipped with wireless antennas, but missing the wireless card. Why did I make this tutorial for an ... http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2008/03/08/installing-internal-wireless-card-into-older-laptop/ Is it possible to fix laptop memory slot failure with a guitar pick? Yes, it is. You will not fix the memory slot itself, but you can work around the problem. :) Today I received a Toshiba Satellite Pro 4600 laptop with the following complaint: The laptop starts and works properly, but ... http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2008/02/28/fix-laptop-memory-slot-failure/ Today I found a great source with service manuals for Sony Vaio VGN series laptops and notebooks. Links to the service manuals were posted on one of the Russian forums (comment 13). Not sure for how long these service manuals will be available for downloads but they are the time ... http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2008/01/07/service-manuals-for-sony-vaio-laptops-notebooks/ In this guide I will disassemble a laptop LCD screen in order to remove and replace the backlight lamp (CCFL). Replacing the backlight lamp is not an easy task even for experienced technicians. If you do something wrong you will permanently damage the LCD screen and have to buy a new ... http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2007/12/09/replace-laptop-backlight-ccfl-lamp/ This guide will explain how to repair a failed or loose DC power jack on a laptop computer yourself. Here's my previous post related to DC power jack related issues. Disclaimer: I've made these instructions only for people experienced with soldering and repairing computers. If you don't feel comfortable doing this ... http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2007/12/06/dc-power-jack-repair-guide/ This laptop came for repair because of the LCD screen backlight failure. My customer complained that the laptop LCD screen is black but the laptop works with an external monitor. Here are my steps for troubleshooting this laptop with the backlight failure. First of all, I tested this laptop with an external ... http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2007/09/05/troubleshooting-laptop-with-backlight-failure/ These instructions will help you to remove and replace keyboards on various laptops. I will not be able to cover all models but you'll get the idea. Steps for removing and replacing the keyboard are similar for most laptops. Warning! - if your laptop is still covered by the manufacturer's warranty, ... http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2007/08/30/removing-replacing-laptop-keyboard/ Toshiba Satellite M35X model is known for it's power connector problem. This issue has been covered on this blog a few times before in the following articles. Toshiba Satellite M35X and Satellite A75 power jack and battery charge problem Failed power jack workaround (guide for a Satellite A75 notebook similar to ... http://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2007/07/16/satellite-m35x-fixing-power-connector/