Laptop
A place to put info on LAPTOP REPAIRS at Free Geek
Laptop Class 1/14/2005
== NEXT CLASS Feb 4 2005 ==
Subjects: DVM digital Volt Meter Salt & Battery Bootin Blues Q&D drive replasement give aways
Ground Rules:
- Bringing personal laptops into the laptop repair area -- FORBIDDEN
- Removing parts from the laptop repair area -- FORBIDDEN
- Students are committing to:
- spend 80 hours doing Freegeek laptop repair ONLY
- students are committing to teach future laptop classes
Tools:
Hardware
- grounding strap
- magnifying glass
- set of tiny double headed screwdrivers (weiss sets include torx)
- dental pick
- penlight or small flashlight
- x-acto knife set
- security torx bits - aka tamper proof
- chip puller
- tiny tweezers
- power splitter
- tiny zipties
- ps/2 "Y" - for keyboard + mouse to 1 port on laptop
- jewler's saw
- caliper
- 3 1/2 inch -> 2 1/2 inch hard-drive adapter
- voltmeter (digital)
- fine emery boards
- alcohol pads
- q-tips & alcohol
Software
Software Tools
- Download Knoppix
http://www.knoppix.net/get.php
- Laptop-HOWTO
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Hardware-HOWTO/laptops.html
- Download MEPIS Linux MEPIS.org
http://www.mepis.org/book/view/1462
- Phoo's laptop floppies
http://www.lostboxen.net/laptopfloppies
TOOLS SOURCES:
- Winks Hardware - 200 SE Stark
- Frys - Wilsonville
- Wheeler Dealer - 144th & SE Stark
- Andy & Bax - 324 SE Grand
- Wacky Willys Surplus - 2374 NW Vaughn (is moving sometime in February)
- Norvac Electronics - 7940 SW Nimbus, Beaverton, www.norvac.net
- United Radio Supply - NE 9th & Davis
- Mouser Electronics - mail order, www.mouser.com
- The Toolshed - SE 88nd and Powell, mostly for used non-small stuff, but sometimes for small stuff.
- Random estate and gargage sales
ToDo:
- syllabus, repair howto(s) & triage charts, website to FG's store, wiki
- keeper tags showing:
- clockspeed (pentium is a given?),
- ram (slots?),
- co-processor y/n,
- hd size,
- card slots
- standardize software load - "somebody start a sub-group" - instructor
- add more tool sources - also sources to AVOID
The Process
Evaluation:
- note Printed material on laptop. MfG, MODEL, Serial
- Google your laptop
- Test your laptop
- Document your laptop
- FG Asset tags
- Mfg
- Model number
- Proc speed / Mem size / Drive size
- Repair your Laptop
- Burn in your laptop.
- QA someone Elses laptop.
- Finish
System Disassembly
Anatomy of a Laptop Computer
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/laptop2.htm
http://www.myplc.com/sony/laptop_disassembly_and_processor.htm
http://tuxmobil.org/disassembly_laptop.html
http://www.beatthehell.net/pictures/laptops
- Sony Vaio GR Series Laptop Disassembly
http://www.automatedsolution.com/vaio/disassembly.htm
- Toshiba Satellite 2545 Disassembly and Power switch repair
http://homepages.wwc.edu/staff/stirra/misc/t2545fix/
http://qasimtoep.tripod.com/dell/dell.html
- -WereSHARK- 's eMachines M6805 project
http://www.wereshark.com/m6805/
- Solo 9300 Assembly/Disassembly Instructions
http://www.leecomputers.com/9300disassembly.htm
- compaq Maintenance & Service Guide
Presario 1600 Series Models: 1650 and 1655 http://h18000.www1.hp.com/athome/support/msgs/1650/removal.html
Memory
Power & Batteries
General battery FAQ (large):
http://www.buchmann.ca/faq.asp
question from table author: is this useful here? takes up a lot of space, and tables are tricky to edit
Mfg | Family | Model | Battery Model |
Part# | Type | Volts | Output Amp Hr |
Charge Current |
Notes |
Compaq | |||||||||
Compaq | Armada | 7700 7800 |
Series 2891 | 220324-101 314939-001 |
Li Ion | 14.4 | 2.7Ah | ||
Compaq | LTE 5200 LTE 5300 |
Model 2880X | Series 2881 | 213511-001 213564-002 |
Li Ion | 12 | 3.0 | ||
Compaq |
Mfg | Family | Model | Battery Model |
Part# | Type | Volts | Output Amp Hr |
Charge Current |
Notes |
Dell | |||||||||
Dell | Inspiron | 7500 | BAT-30IL | LiI | 14.8 | 5100 mAh | 2.5A | ||
Dell | Inspiron | 8000 | BAT-75UYF | LiI | 14.8 | 3800mA | 3.5A | ||
Dell |
Sound
- LinuxDevCenter.com: Linux Laptop Sound Configuration
http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2002/09/19/linuxlaptop.html
- Linux Laptop Sound Chip Compatibility List
http://tuxmobil.org/sound_linux_chips.html
- Linux status of laptop sound cards
http://tuxmobil.org/sound_linux.html
- Configuring Your Laptop for GNOME and Sound | Linux Journal
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6809
Mfg | Family | Model | Sound Device | Notes |
Compaq | LTE 5300 | 2880x | ES1688 PnP AudioDrive | |
Compaq |
Graphics
Networks & Modems
Keyboards & Mice
Support Bulletins Using PS/2 "Y" connector with a Toshiba notebook
Docks & Port Replicators
Whats the diff?
- Port replicators just extend existing connectors
- Docks give new functionality.
CD DVD & External drives
Links
Parts links
Laptop Links
- Linux on Laptops
- TuxMobil Linux HOWTOs For Mobile Computers
http://www.tuxmobil.org/howtos.html
- Free laptop schematics
http://www.eserviceinfo.com/equipment_type/Notebooks_43.html
- IBM Service Manuals
- New cool, quiet laptop hard drives
http://www.computerworld.com/mobiletopics/mobile/laptops/story/0,10801,96596,00.html
- Linux information for toshiba pc
http://linux.toshiba-dme.co.jp/linux/index.htm
- History of Laptop Computers