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    Tiny Screws

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by geckoluv, Apr 5, 2011.

  1. geckoluv

    geckoluv Newbie

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    I have a dell inspiron 1525 and the little screws keep falling off. This means that my keyboard is now coming off. I was wondering if someone can tell me where I can go to buy the tiny screws so I can reattach my keyboard! Thanks.
     
    geckoluv, Apr 5, 2011
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  2. Baka

    Baka (・ω・)

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    Can't you ask from where you bought your laptop to sell you the screws? In fact, if it's under warranty, ask them to provide new ones ._.

    And what do you mean it "keeps falling off"? If it keeps falling off, won't getting new screws do pretty much nothing since they'll just fall off too? ._.
     
    Baka, Apr 5, 2011
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  3. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    The Inspiron 1525 has a top power button panel so it would hold down the keyboard if you lost the screws. You could try Ebay.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Apr 5, 2011
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  4. geckoluv

    geckoluv Newbie

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    My computer is no longer under warrenty and it was a gift so I don't know where it was purchased. The screws keep falling off means that I've attempted to screw them in again when I saw the screw, but now they are missing. :(
     
    geckoluv, Apr 5, 2011
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  5. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    If you're not going to be taking it apart (too many more times...) I would simply put a slightly bigger screw in and use something like 'locktite' to make sure it doesn't work itself loose again.

    Good luck.
     
    tilleroftheearth, Apr 5, 2011
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  6. whitrzac

    whitrzac The orange end is cold...

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    Do NOT use loctite on screws that thread into plastic, it will more than likely melt the plastic...
     
    whitrzac, Apr 5, 2011
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  7. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    I agree, not 'locktite' - but ' something like it'. :)
     
    tilleroftheearth, Apr 6, 2011
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