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    NC 8430 rock solid - thread

    Discussion in 'HP' started by nikotins, Mar 22, 2007.

  1. nikotins

    nikotins Notebook Enthusiast

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    Last week was really messy week, especially for my NC 8430

    1) My earphone wire got stuck in office chair, and while rolling to my coworker eventually earphone plug broke earphone entrance out of my NC 8430, fixed it with supeglue and pincet

    2) While watching movie I forgot that my gamepad is still attached as well, thus in moment i stood up to get more snacks, the laptop crushed to solid floor from about 1-1,5 m high on the one side (where radiator is). However not a single scratch works flawlessly

    3) Yesterday had ****load to do at workplace, while going home either forgot to turn it off or just it didn't turn of, and so it was laying in my bag switched on. When i opened my bag (some 6 hours later), the bag was hot and lappy was just burning. I though now it is totally ****ed. But again connected AC, switched on, and no problems.

    What can i say, one heck of machine :D
     
  2. LFC

    LFC Ex-NBR

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    (Last time I post this. Honest guv :D)

    Spilt half a glass of squash onto the keyboard. Watched it seeping in. Everything went slo-mo for a moment. I could see time standstill. Before I know it all the sticky orange goodness is gone. None of that take the laptop apart to dry rubbish for me. I carry on browsing! :D Initially some keys press themselves. Gone within 30min. Stickiness in some keys in top left gone within 3 days. Today, it works like the day I bought it. You'd never know :D :cool:

    N.B. I do not advocate this policy for yourself. If you ever spill anything onto your laptop, switch it off, unplug from mains and take out the battery, hit the power button a couple times to discharge spare current and then take the keyboard out to dry
     
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