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    7811fx flex?

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Daedric, Apr 9, 2009.

  1. Daedric

    Daedric Notebook Consultant

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    Hi guys I have had my 7811fx since launch... I love it btw :D . I just had a question to current owners, Does your laptop flex a lot between the space bar and touch pad? That plastic is bulging up quite high...enough to when i close the laptop I can see slight imprints on the screen. I'm not sure on what exactly to do, I am pretty sure it is from the heat of this laptop but I was mainly wondering if this is common or if it is possible to take the casing off and either replace it or super glue it,lol? Thanks for any further help regarding my topic :)

    ps- I am mainly worried about damaging my screen or I wouldnt care.
     
    Daedric, Apr 9, 2009
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  2. swey00

    swey00 Newbie

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    mine has the same issue, i dont know if it touches the screen yet though...the little plastic piece between the mouse buttons and touchpad has warped also...
     
    swey00, Apr 9, 2009
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  3. oamster

    oamster Notebook Geek

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    Mine is starting to flex right above the power/battery leds. if you look straight at it you can see that it is warped... I guess that's the price for having a 7200rpm HDD...
     
    oamster, Apr 9, 2009
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  4. Jakamo5

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    no bulging or warping here, but I do use a cooler
     
    Jakamo5, Apr 9, 2009
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  5. Daedric

    Daedric Notebook Consultant

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    yeah I guess mine is moving at a faster pace since i have two 7200 rpm drive in raid 0 :) Idk Im going to try and see what i can do to get it straight again
     
    Daedric, Apr 12, 2009
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    I also have two 7200 in raid 0, but no warping...
     
    Jakamo5, Apr 12, 2009
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    No warping or bad flex here. Not yet anyway :)
     
    Eric618, Apr 12, 2009
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    no warping and not anymore flex then there was on day one. That was never a very reinforced area.
    i also have two 7200 drives in mine
     
    directeuphorium, Apr 12, 2009
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  9. Daedric

    Daedric Notebook Consultant

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    you guys are lucky then or im just unlucky,lol. either way Im probably going to need to do something, I dont want my screen damaged or anything. Anyone know the difficulty of removing the plastic body covering?
     
    Daedric, Apr 14, 2009
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    I just noticed mine is pushing up pretty badly. I had JUST installed a second hard drive today. So far they both are at 47c and the new one is formatting at 53c. I'm really worried and I don't want to damage my screen or the chassis!
     
    oamster, Apr 24, 2009
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