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    Rebuilding Inspiron 14R/N4010: what are "must" fixes?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by cognus, May 20, 2012.

  1. cognus

    cognus Notebook Deity

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    someone that has an Inspiron 14R, N4010, can you pls advise as to what needs doing to the notebook for it to perform well? I have a dead one I picked up, just working on the OS right now and need to know what the usual gremlins are.
    thanx
    c
     
    cognus, May 20, 2012
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    What's wrong with the unit? Is it just flat out dead?
     
    Commander Wolf, May 20, 2012
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  3. cognus

    cognus Notebook Deity

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    Don't yet know the whole, but the most glaring thing was a very sick hard drive. I completely disassembled the unit, which is req'd to get the hard drive out [a good reason to avoid dell], slaved it to my lab mule and attempting to format it - does not look good. Probable replace.

    what else happens to these? I would guess the main thing is... if anyone ever tries to upgrade it, the difficulty ends in a damaged circuit board or three
     
    cognus, May 21, 2012
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  4. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Most people buying Inspirons tend not to upgrade their hardware. All the new R series minus the 17R I believe have the drive underneath the motherboard. It's not terribly difficult to get to the hard drive, just not a smart design.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, May 21, 2012
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