Here’s a good way to find inexpensive spare parts for your laptop or notebook computer. In most cases laptop parts are not interchangeable (except memory and hard drives) and it’s very important to use a correct part for repair or your computer will not work properly. You should search for spare parts by the part number.
1. Finding part number.
SparePartsWarehouse can help you to find the part number. On this website you can search for notebook parts by vendor. You’ll find part numbers for Compaq, HP, IBM, Sony and Toshiba notebooks.
Select your vendor/model line, choose laptop series and choose the laptop model. After that you can search through the entire list of parts for your laptop or just use the filtering tool to find a particular part. Each part usually has an original part number and an alternative part number. You can use either number. Now, when you know the part number, you can start searching for the best price.
2. Fining inexpensive parts.
First of all, try searching here. You can find a very inexpensive brand new part. If there are no new parts, you can buy a used one. If you cannot find this part on eBay, try searching by the part number on Google. Most likely the search will bring you many results and you will find what you are looking for.
Finally, when you receive the part, you can use laptop service manuals to install it.
UPDATE:
I just started a new project – free laptop repair related classifieds.
You can see this site here: Any Notebook Part
If you are selling new or used laptop parts, used laptops, you can place your ad on this site. It’s free.
You can request parts too, maybe somebody has them for sale.
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November 4th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
krish,
Not sure what part you are asking about. Is it the wireless card switch cover? That’s my guess because you mentioned the small light glowing.
I think the front cover you are asking about is a part of the laptop base assembly. Here’s the part number for the laptop base assembly: K000030940
That’s my best guess without looking at the laptop.
November 4th, 2009 at 11:36 am
Your site is great.
I own Toshiba M55-S135 Satelite lap top which has PSM 50U-02L01C. Could you please give the name and part # for the item just below the four indicator lights for Power, Battery etc front side of laptop on the extreme left hand side. I need the front cover (I presume as it is owned by my daughter) which is missing.Inside there is a small light glowing. Possible availability & price.
August 9th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
roman,
The best way to find a replacement motherboard is searching by the motherboard part number. You can find the motherboard part number in the memory compartment. Remove the memory cover from the bottom of the laptop and search for a white sticker. On the sticker you’ll find a string of numbers, something like CN-OF5236-XXXXXX-XXXXXX. You can use the second part in this string (OF5236) to search for the replacement motherboard. This number could be different for your laptop.
August 9th, 2009 at 3:39 am
Have an Inspiron 8600 spilled with water. After cleaning and drying up the board still not powering up. Appreciate if anyone there point me where to get 8600 motherboard.
Thanks!
May 10th, 2009 at 1:25 am
To fcuk…found that this website is quite useful. If you run a scan which they offer on the homepage of the site it will detect the computer being scanned and then offer you the possible memory uspgrades for the computer. Here is the site: http://www.crucial.com
As far as the amount of MB that each memory has it should total the amount, it is only the speed that is reduced if one is at 333MHz and the other is 266MHz then both modules will run at 266MHz
Hope that it helps!
April 9th, 2009 at 9:29 pm
fcku,
Yes, you can do that, just make sure the second module is also PC2700 as the first one.
Don’t think about these numbers. All you need as a 512MB PC2700 memory module for laptops (200 pin module).
April 7th, 2009 at 12:13 am
I don’t understand what I just wrote sorry
CAN YOU GO HIGHER IN SIZE LEAVE ONE MODULE AT 256MB AND ADD A SECOND ONE AT 512MB OR HIGHER PROVIDING IT HAS SAME SPEED AND SD DIMM 200 PIN
ALSO WHAT IS MEMORY TYPE 2,5-3-4-7 is that what has to match OR MAYBE SOMEONE OUT THERE JUST WANTS TO GIVE ME A REAL LAPTOP INSTEAD! lol
April 7th, 2009 at 12:03 am
will someone answer a few questions, please my wife has a dell inspiron 1000 and i want to fill the empty memory slot currently she has 256 MB dell man# is snp6g648c/256 dell’s part # is a0743797 256 MB, DRAM, DDR SDRAM, SD DIMM 200 Pin, 32×64 this is per dell.com
they say it is not in stock but I found other dell part numbers with the same specs A0743797, A0743858, A0743550 all these have same specs as above ARE THEY? Secondly if I have 256MB does that mean I can not install anything else in spare slot in a dell 1000 the first memory module is hard wired so if it is DRAM DDR SDRAM SD DIMM 200 Pin 333MHz (PC2700) 32×64 256MB will using the same as above but 512MB would that work, if so would it use it all or just 256MB
I am tired and just hoping someone out there knows what I am asking
Thank you all
April 5th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Hello,
I am new to this site and saw the post from Jerry in January about a Satellite 1115 for parts. I need an LCD screen as my darn dog knocked into it and it spiderwebbed. If you can, please let me know if you still have it and how much you would want for it. My email is ricem__1973 AT hotmail.com.
Thanks,
Michael