A friend of mine called me over the weekend and wanted to know if I could come and check out two laptops he had. One is a Dell and the other is a Compaq Presario. His fiancee was more concerned about the Compaq because it was the only one out of the two that worked. Her complaint about it was that when you turn it on it was coming up with a fan error. So I took both the laptops and began looking at both of them.
The Dell is a total lost cause because I think the motherboard is shot or the hard drive is one. So I sat that one to the side to work on later. I may try to put in another laptop hard drive and go from there with the Dell.
The picture above is the Compaq Presario broken down except for the monitor. This took some time since this is my first project/repair so I was trying to be extremely careful. Plus I was nervous during the breakdown because compared to the "practice laptops" in class this one actually works. I now understand why computer technicians charge so much to work on a laptop. They are more compact compared to a desktop. There are alot of screws and as you move through the laptop they get smaller. I made it to the motherboard and got to the fan. I took it apart and cleaned it thoroughly. So in the next day or so I hope to have it back together and I hope it will turn back on.
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cool......i have the same laptop i am gonna send u a message bout mine if thats ok lol or i could call my son if ur to busy with school and work....he just works he stripped my 3 pcs i have up there in our shed we had i know there shot hes just scrappin em they went through a flood and a few blizzards and shit lol
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