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    M1730 Disassembly Problem

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by BoostedCruiser, Jul 27, 2008.

  1. BoostedCruiser

    BoostedCruiser Newbie

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    I have been having overheating issues with my m1710 so I printed off the disasembly instructions with the intention to clean out the notebook. Everything was going fine until I got to the keyboard only to find one of the screws was stripped!! I have never taken this notebook apart so it must have been stripped at the factory during initial assembly. What should I do? I have had this machine for just over a year so I think I am out of warranty. Any advice?

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    BoostedCruiser, Jul 27, 2008
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  2. Bchen06

    Bchen06 Notebook Consultant

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    If it's stripped to the point where a philips head can't catch the notches, then you might want to try a square bit, but I not expecting you to have one small enough lying around so I would just try to call Dell; the worst case scenario would just be them telling you that they can't do it for free.
     
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