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patgund.livejournal.comSo today I disassembled an HP Pavilion dv4000 series laptop. To be precise a dv4139 I brought back from Doha, Qatar to repair case damage to it while it was out on loan. Managed to do some horsetrading with an HP repair shop for parts, (except for the Arabic keyboard, still need to find a replacement for that.)
First thought - Ye GODS does HP use some cheap-ass plastic in their laptops!!!
And while the damage wasn't as bad as I thought, (top cover, bottom tray, and optical drive), it means total disassembly of the unit.
Second thought - It looks like there had never been any thermal paste between the processor and the heat sink. Hello, they freaking sold his model in the MIDDLE EAST, what the hell were they thinking????
Third thought - a 40 GB hard drive? Really?? Seriously cheap.
But I can do it. Hell, if I can fix Apple laptops without instructions, (I'm a certified Apple Tech), then I can fix HP laptops WITH a repair manual and detailed instructions.
In theory at any rate.
First thought - Ye GODS does HP use some cheap-ass plastic in their laptops!!!
And while the damage wasn't as bad as I thought, (top cover, bottom tray, and optical drive), it means total disassembly of the unit.
Second thought - It looks like there had never been any thermal paste between the processor and the heat sink. Hello, they freaking sold his model in the MIDDLE EAST, what the hell were they thinking????
Third thought - a 40 GB hard drive? Really?? Seriously cheap.
But I can do it. Hell, if I can fix Apple laptops without instructions, (I'm a certified Apple Tech), then I can fix HP laptops WITH a repair manual and detailed instructions.
In theory at any rate.