We have this 3 years old laptop (one which I 1st bought with staff purchase when I joined the co). Daddy been complaning that it heats up. We actually bought a heat sync to see if that helps, but doesn’t.
So I told him, why not send in for service and ask the technician to clean it up. So I went to enquire bout it (just downstairs my office) and it cost a whooping RM200+ just for checking. Not even doing anything. Wah liaoo……
So one evening, we decided to be laptop engineers (yeah both Daddy & myself). I’m experienced but with other laptops like Toshiba & Compaq. But that was like 4 yrs ago. So we started unscrewing every screw that we could find…until we got stuck somewhere…
Then I went to google for the laptop-dismantling-manual online and to my surprise, we found it!!! So we looked at where we stop and we continued from there with the manual’s help. We actually manage to dismantle the whole laptop and it was really dirty. Full of dust.
We gave it a bath vacuum and put all the parts together. Well of course since we are not trained technicians, we left about 8 screws we didn’t put it back LOL…But hey, it’s working fine and there are no loose parts. In fact the laptop has travelled to overseas and still in working condition.
And ever since we clean it up, Daddy no longer has the heat up problem. So we saved 200+ and gain some knowledge out of it.
Wow…you and hubby are brilliant. Can give mine a bath???? 😉
woahh.. really can save money on repairing!! and those shop outside i think most of the time they grab the chance to charge us high high…
haha that part about leaving 8 screws behind is really farnee!!!!!!!!!
hehe…my laptop also need a good vacuum, do you mind to vacuum mine. 🙂
u guys so geng ar!
well done and save $$$ also
eh, my sony laptop oso gets heat up after awhile, hub said because its the battery wor.. or soemthing like that la.. u mean just vacuum and its ok edi ah? ok, i might need to vaccuum it…
eh, hub back for holiday ah?
mine oso heat up easily la… maybe I can try vacumm as well 😛
hey sis..that’s real cool..When you come over to the Pearl of the Orient can you please vacuum my lap top….I buy you Bangkok lane Mee goreng, Leng Lui Tong Sui, popiah, Laksa, etc…………Add on spiritual fruit for my neice…..hehe!!
Terror lah u two!
You both are really good! Not bad…. can add duit kopi as part time laptop engineer =D
8 screws!!! 😆
just dust caused it to heat up?
mine, acer, new, still heat up quite fast. 🙁
that was good … can save some $$ …..dun need to send out … some time those Technician… “touch” abit on the Laptop, can cost few hundred la …. LOL …..
mine old laptop also need a vacuum …. 🙂
hehee… my ah beng also is the DOY man at home… he even attempted to fix our antique TV! Alas, it went dead due to old age… LOL
computer DIY… wow, that’s one great job.
hey, Mr. Hon is back huh? no wonder u in super good mood lately 😉
can I send mine to your hubby too?