Toshiba Satellite A60 and A65 problems
Let’s talk about problems typical for Toshiba Satellite A60 and A65 notebooks. Do you own one of these laptops? Is it working fine for you? Here are some typical issues I’ve notices with this model. 1. First of all – … Continued
Accessing hard drive using USB enclosure
If for some reason your notebook fails to boot and you need to access data on the hard drive (I assume there is nothing wrong with the hard drive itself), you can use an external USB enclosure. This method is … Continued
A key fell off the keyboard. Fixing the problem.
One or more keys fell off the laptop keyboard and you are not sure how to put them back? Don’t worry, most likely you can fix the keyboard and it’s not necessary to buy a new one. There is no … Continued
HP Compaq manuals
Fixing a HP/Compaq laptop yourself? Need some help with taking the laptop apart? Here are links to manuals with step-by-step disassembly instructions. All these manuals are available from the HP website. Here’s how to get the manual: 1. Follow the … Continued
Repair LCD screen with water damage
Yesterday took apart and repaired my notebook LCD screen with water damage. The screen itself was working just fine but it had two different problems. – previous owner spilled water on the laptop. Somehow the water got inside the LCD … Continued
Fixing backlight problem by replacing inverter
Do you have a problem with the backlight on your laptop? If yes, you are not alone, that’s one of the most common laptop problems. In most cases the screen inverter is the culprit. Here are some LCD screen backlight … Continued
Very strange hard drive failure symptoms
A few days ago I had to repair a notebook with symptoms that didn’t look like a hard drive failure at all. But the problem was fixed after I replace the hard drive. It was Toshiba Satellite A70-S249 notebook with … Continued
IBM ThinkPad maintenance manuals
HMM will provide you instructions for troubleshooting, diagnostics, removal and replacement laptop hardware. All IBM HMMs are publicly available. You can find HMM for your laptop on the IBM website or you can follow the link below. All HMMs are … Continued
Fixing bad video on LCD screen
Here I’m going to post some laptop screen photos showing bad video output. I’ll explain what was wrong with the screen and how I fixed it. I plan to ad more examples as soon as I get new pictures. If … Continued
Display assembly diagram
Here is a simple diagram that will help you to understand how a notebook display assembly works and how an image appears on the screen. I’m not an artist and I tried my best drawing this diagram, so if you … Continued