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    Opening up a Sager NP9261

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Psych0F0x, Jun 10, 2008.

  1. Psych0F0x

    Psych0F0x Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys, I have to check the LCD cable going from the motherboard to the screen for solving a problem I had posted about a while ago (and postponed due to not being so bad until now)

    Could anyone tell me how to open it up exactly? I'm a bit hesistant to open up this expensive behemoth, I might break something in the process..
     
    Psych0F0x, Jun 10, 2008
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  2. 6edo

    6edo Notebook Evangelist

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    Hy Psych, look in your private messages...
     
    6edo, Jun 10, 2008
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  3. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    Easy.

    - Turn off system, remove battery.
    - Remove Clevo Keyboard (no screws)
    - Lift and remove the black plastic cover, which sits right above the power button and other hot keys
    - Locate the LCD and inverter cable (the two largest cable plugs in the upper-left-most area of the system
    - Unplug the cable with the wider connector by pulling upward.
    - Verify that there are no bent pins on either one of the connectors.
    - Reseat the cable by aligning the connector with its respective socket and applying downward pressure.
     
    Gophn, Jun 10, 2008
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  4. Psych0F0x

    Psych0F0x Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks both of you! I managed to open it up and reseat the cable but to no avail.. I guess I have to replace the cable.
     
    Psych0F0x, Jun 11, 2008
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  5. Psych0F0x

    Psych0F0x Notebook Enthusiast

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    I need to replace the cable but I can't open / detach the screen, so I can't disconnect the ribbon from the screen. Help please? :)


    bit off-topic:
    My dvd drive (optiarc AD 7530-B) is failing to read any disc after I copied many (quite alot, i think near 75) dvds to my external harddrive. Now it just makes continual weird reading noises and when I click on the drive in explorer, it just shows nothing, not even a message that I can't read the disc.
    Broken or fixable?
     
    Psych0F0x, Jul 17, 2008
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  6. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    If you still have warranty, get it fixed from the supplier.
    Sounds like a hardware issue to me.
     
    eleron911, Jul 17, 2008
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  7. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I agree with Eleron911, the optical drive sounds like a hardware malfunction - it's possible that you just plumb wore out the lens on the drive, or that it might have ingested some dirt/dust/no-see-ums during your marathon session that scratched the lens.
     
    Shyster1, Jul 17, 2008
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    Doodles Starving Student

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    Doodles, Jul 18, 2008
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