x61t hinge cracking noise

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goodmami · #1 Post by **goodmami** » Fri May 02, 2008 8:31 pm

For the last couple months the swivel-joint/hinge of my x61t has been making louder 'cracking' noises. This happens not when I swivel the screen, but when I open or close it. I think it's losing lubrication in the hinge, because it feels stuck when i try to open/close it, and then it will 'snap' and start moving.

First of all, is there anything to worry about with this? Ie, is there a potential to damage wires or anything?

Second, how might I fix this? Can I put some sort of lubrication in there, and if so, what kind and how would I apply it?

Trekk69 · #2 Post by **Trekk69** » Sat May 03, 2008 9:57 am

Could just be the lubrication, I've had my tablet since November, but haven't noticed anything.
If its still under warranty, I would just get them to take a look at it, if your able to spare not using it for a bit.

fuscob · #3 Post by **fuscob** » Sat May 03, 2008 1:33 pm

That happened to my X60t...I sent it (under warranty) to EZServ and they fixed it quickly. No problems on the X61t so far.

goodmami · #4 Post by **goodmami** » Sat May 03, 2008 2:57 pm

Hmm, maybe I should do that. My warranty is until August I think, so I could send it in after finals week. There's some other things I want them to look at, too.

That brings up another question, but perhaps I should start a new thread for it...

Will they refuse to examine hardware if I have Linux loaded instead of Windows? For the hinge thing I don't think it's a problem, but a malfunctioning USB port?

fuscob · #5 Post by **fuscob** » Sat May 03, 2008 4:19 pm

They usually don't care what you have loaded on the machine unless they suspect that it is a software problem.

In fact, you should be able to remove and keep your hard drive when you send it in without a problem, particularly if you express to the phone support that the USB port is faulty and you have already tried some software-based troubleshooting (which I assume you have; is it just one bad port or are all three bad?).

goodmami · #6 Post by **goodmami** » Mon May 05, 2008 10:26 pm

It's only the USB port on the left side of the unit, and it is really sporadic (sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't). Can they test it w/o an operating system loaded (eg if i take out the hard drive)

fuscob · #7 Post by **fuscob** » Mon May 05, 2008 11:23 pm

They should be able to test it without your hard drive unless they suspect it's some sort of software problem.

x61t hinge cracking noise

x61t hinge cracking noise

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