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    Looking For Sharp M4000 Parts

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by strand, Aug 15, 2007.

  1. strand

    strand Newbie

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    My Sharp M4000 was coming up with the "Operating System not Found" black screen leading the Sharp support people to believe that the hard drive was dead. I had a local tech check it out and he found that hard drive is fine but the data ribbon that connects the mother board to both the hard drive and cd-rom had been worn through. This happened through regular use - the data ribbon is right above the cd-rom so that when you pick the laptop up with your right hand (squeezing the cd-rom in the process) it crimps the data ribbon (there is no shield) and eventually wears through. I contacted Sharp but they said they can only replace the entire motherboard and require that I send in the laptop for repair. This will cost a lot and take 10-14 days.

    I am looking for a way to buy just the data ribbon alone and then install it myself. Any ideas on how to get my hands on this specific part? I have posted a photo of the data ribbon here

    http://tinyurl.com/3942y3
     
    strand, Aug 15, 2007
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