screen hinge loose/broken, layman fix?
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 3:11 pm
Hej!
I have had my SL500 for 2+ years now. The power jack got internally loose quite early on, luckily it still does what it should, so I have not taken action there. Recently, the left screen hinge has loosened (it flexes backwards by about 5 mm), so now I leave the laptop open in order not to risk the wiring getting affected (the machiene is a desktop replacement anyway).
My question is: Can an electronics layman exchange the hinge? If so, where does one get hold of the spare part? I have the hardware manual for my SL500, so being a physicists (but not an engineer) I would certainly dare to try it. Any report on successful repair missions would be appreciated.
Cheers,
akorn
I have had my SL500 for 2+ years now. The power jack got internally loose quite early on, luckily it still does what it should, so I have not taken action there. Recently, the left screen hinge has loosened (it flexes backwards by about 5 mm), so now I leave the laptop open in order not to risk the wiring getting affected (the machiene is a desktop replacement anyway).
My question is: Can an electronics layman exchange the hinge? If so, where does one get hold of the spare part? I have the hardware manual for my SL500, so being a physicists (but not an engineer) I would certainly dare to try it. Any report on successful repair missions would be appreciated.
Cheers,
akorn