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    rubber stubs on bottom of laptop

    Discussion in 'HP' started by pk_volt, Apr 24, 2006.

  1. pk_volt

    pk_volt Notebook Consultant

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    anyway i can get some replacements for these?
     
    pk_volt, Apr 24, 2006
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  2. Tim

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    I don't think there is a way to get new ones. You could call your laptop manufactur or check out Walmart. They might have something like this.
    Tim
     
    Tim, Apr 24, 2006
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    If they just came off you could super glue them back on.
     
    Reize, Apr 24, 2006
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  4. Szadek

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    Superglue, or if your unit is under warranty, I believe you can have it repaired under warranty, I'll post later whether this is so (if it's an HP).
     
    Szadek, Apr 24, 2006
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  5. billcsho

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    You may find some in hardware store. They are usually clear rubber with peel off sticky back.
     
    billcsho, Apr 24, 2006
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    vassil_98, Apr 25, 2006
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    Ihad (have) this problem with my Dv4000. The adhesive that holds the rubber ring to the laptop case fails under heat. I called HP support and they sent me a whole bunch of replacement pieces... which I need because they periodically fall off.
     
    togus, Apr 25, 2006
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    Hi Togus,
    I guess you are using a 6-cell battery. With my 12-cell battery, the two rubber rings in the back never touch the desk surface and my dv4000 does not generate sufficient heat to cause the stub to fall off.
     
    billcsho, Apr 25, 2006
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