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Laptop Needs Thermal Paste? DiY Laptop Repair Turns into Broken Laptop
Well it finally happened: I temporarily broke my laptop. Seems that DiY projects sometimes come back to bite you (me). All I wanted to do was to reapply a new layer of thermal paste on my heatsink, but I could not do it. Bummer, I thought, I'll just put it back together.
Reassembled laptop. Hit the power button. Nothing.
That is when my heart stopped. I repeatedly pressed the power button. Still nothing.
You ever had a feeling of screwing up so badly you don't know what to do?
Man, I felt like hell until I got my stuff together the next day and went through the process all over, screw for screw. Somehow I must have managed to not fully connect a wire or screw because it started up perfectly after reassembling it again. Phew.
That first night of dealing with a broken $500 laptop felt terrible. The following day felt great, like I resurrected the dead. Glad that's over, time to get back to blogging.
8/05/2011
holy shit moments. gotta have 'em or you're not pushing the envelope. the best are like yours..... where resurrection occurs.
8/05/2011
Hahaha i know that feeling, happens me quite often. Glad it wasnt nothing.
8/05/2011
Euuuuurgh, I'll be more than happy stickin' with desktops~! There's just somethin' 'bout laptops that makes me NOT want to open 'em up and root around, y'knowwhatImean?
God I sound old...
8/06/2011
I agree with That Bastard From Bellingham, laptops are not really that great for poking around in, but desktops are a DIY delight!
8/07/2011
Oooo... I feel your pain there, that fear that you may have severely screwed up.
Good thing you actually fixed it though.