SSThunder Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 (edited) Well for the past couple weeks or so my laptop has been shutting off while I'm using it. The fans have been running at high speed but the laptop was feeling hot. So I figure i would take a shot and see what was wrong. I took it apart piece by piece(lots of pieces) and found the heat sinks were clogged so I cleaned those out and it appears to be running great. Good news: laptops working great, Bad news: I have 5 screws left over....doh!! Enjoy the pics. PICS!! Edited May 15, 2009 by SSThunder (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diggerdan11 Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Dont you hate it when you take something apart and put it back together and you have extra screws, that always seems to happen to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolBlueSS Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 They're just extras. Throw them away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delay18 Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 They ALWAYS give you extra parts. They are their just in case you loose one and need another. Lol. I swear harware seems to multiple when taking something apart. I usually have 2 or 3 nuts or bolts left over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chpspecial Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 I got gipped I only had one extra screw... I did the same thing to my old laptop... trying to solve a charge cable connection problem... and when I put it back together I only had one extra screw, even after i took it apart a second time. Works fine now, nothing a little kitchen foil couldnt fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funceca88 Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 i re-did a chair from my dining room, and had like 2 screws left over, no one whants to sit in that chair now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2006SilverSS Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 That's one thing most people don't think about when it comes to their laptop (or even desktops). They collect A LOT of dust and need to be cleaned out, vacuuming works pretty good if you don't want to buy a can of air (less messy too). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverado_ss_04 Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 left over screws ftw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANGRYGREG Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 tweakers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymz Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 I quit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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