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    Quote Originally Posted by hurley842002 View Post
    I still need to repair the cable going from computer to screen on my laptop, the computer is literally like new (albeit 2.5 years old), so I don't want to just scrap it. Anyone have experience doing this?
    Same with mine. More like a year and a half old. Kills me to have to take the damn thing apart, but I've been doing that since I was a little boy (much to my parents dismay LOL).

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    Two is one, and one is none.

    I've often found that I need one working computer to fix another non-working computer. If nothing else, I can use the working computer to watch a YouTube video or order parts to fix the broken machine.

    Some manufacturers are harder to work on than others. IMO, Apple makes a very nice machine but they are a royal pain to put back together after they have been opened. IMO, Dell is the easiest with ASUS a close second. Most upgrade parts are generic, but case parts like hinges and motherboards are totally proprietary.

    Computers are a commodity and not worth much anymore.

    Good luck with the fix.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cstone View Post
    Two is one, and one is none.

    I've often found that I need one working computer to fix another non-working computer. If nothing else, I can use the working computer to watch a YouTube video or order parts to fix the broken machine.

    Some manufacturers are harder to work on than others. IMO, Apple makes a very nice machine but they are a royal pain to put back together after they have been opened. IMO, Dell is the easiest with ASUS a close second. Most upgrade parts are generic, but case parts like hinges and motherboards are totally proprietary.

    Computers are a commodity and not worth much anymore.

    Good luck with the fix.
    2 is 1 and 1 in none. Damn right there. I used a tablet to follow along a YT video for the fix and it was fairly easy. A few times I had to kinda pull stuff apart that snaps together and I thought it was going to break, but it all went fine. $7.88 fix.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GilpinGuy View Post
    2 is 1 and 1 in none. Damn right there. I used a tablet to follow along a YT video for the fix and it was fairly easy. A few times I had to kinda pull stuff apart that snaps together and I thought it was going to break, but it all went fine. $7.88 fix.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GilpinGuy View Post
    2 is 1 and 1 in none. Damn right there. I used a tablet to follow along a YT video for the fix and it was fairly easy. A few times I had to kinda pull stuff apart that snaps together and I thought it was going to break, but it all went fine. $7.88 fix.
    You mean to tell me that you with no real working knowledge of the mechanics of such a sophisticated machine you able to, disassemble, diagnose, repair and reassemble it back in Woking order??? Without the use of Geek Squad, you sir must be the smartest man alive!

    I'm just playing around, computer hardware is easy it's the software that's a PIA. Congrats brotha on a job well done and saving yourself some serous change.

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