Problem with new P150HM

Hi! I just bought a new P150HM and I'm a little dissatisfied with the quality on the case.
Please look at my videos and pics. Should the frame around the screen be like this? It is curved at the bottom on the left and right side as you can see in the 2 first videos. On the last video I demonstrate how the lid does seem fixed, you can hear it clicking. That only occurs on that place.


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MVI_9475.avi - YouTube

I would just like to know if this is acceptable quality on a Clevo notebook

 

I don't have that flexing.

 

OK, it looks like someone hasnt resealed the bezel properly. There are little clips that hold the bezel in place.

Here is how you can fix it your self.

1. Close the lid of the laptop so it is shut.
2. At the base of the laptop where the backlid meets the exhaust fans, place your hands face down on the back lid bezel.
3. Push gently with your hands, it should make a 'click' sound and then it should be back in place.

What this does is reseal the clips to the bezel by adding a little pressure. This is actually how it is supposed to be resealed.

Hope my instructions help, it is hard to exaplain, if you can't work it out i will take some pictures for you.

Cheers,
Jack.

 

Also try applying light forces in the same location in the surrounding areas, to make sure they are all clipped in

 

Hi Chappoo, mine happens in exactly the same place, although I fixed it a little while doing my own screen replacement.

What happens is that the black frame is attached mainly by plastic clips lined along the internal edge of the rubber lid itself, followed by 4 metal screws at each corner, hidden under each of the 4 squarish rubber feet of the frame.

Plastic, being a flexible material, will tend to have some inherent flex, and especially so when these 4 screws are tightened down properly which causes a slight distortion of the frame.

If you are feeling adventurous, you can do what I did and remove the frame to bend it so that it compensates for the forces exerted by the screws and lines up straight when everything is tightened up.

This is an extremely tedious process and goes by trial-and-error, I took numerous attempts at it as normally pre-bending one portion will allow it to lay flat and tight when the screws are tightened but will cause gaps to occur somewhere else along the frame. It's hard to get everything exact.

To avoid scratching the frame you can use a soft plastic material, such as a thin guitar pick and gently work your way around the edges. The bottom edge has the largest clips and is hence the tightest portion.

If anything goes wrong, Sager sells the frame for around 20 USD or so. Try not to break any clips but if you do, they can be epoxied back easily, as due to their sheer number they take very little force from the entire frame.

Alternatively, you can simply choose to forget about the whole thing and enjoy your laptop, it really won't bother you after a while =)

 

Thank you. I could clearly see it now that it wasn't resealed at the right side. I did what you described and it clicked in place But the flexing on the left side is till there and I can't fix that

 

No worries, it looks like somoene has done a shoddy job on assembling your display and I can say without a doubt it was not Clevo, but probably the system builder of your machine.

Shame, but at least it should be fairly OK now.

 

Yep it's from a Clevo retailer.
The thing is, when I first got the computer there was an other internal problem with it so I sent it back so they could fix it.
I also mentioned that it was a problem with flexing on the frame. They wrote to me that they have also fixed that but obviously they didn't do a crap about it.
Now there are some scratches on the plastic of the right hinge. I know I didn't cause that.
I just don't have the patience to send it back again..
So I guess I have to live with it, or maybe I will go ahead with the instructions you wrote "yhchoong" thank you for that by the way.

 

I would send it back and complain, but thats me.

Sometimes, if you tighten screws before clipping all the plastic, one will in fact bend completely or break. This will prevent it from clipping and being flush and even with the screen.

The clips are mostly useless. You can take off the bezel and check to see if any are broken, if they are, I recommend breaking the remaining plastic off. This has always fixed these problems for me, usually looks better in the end!

P S... digging the related videos... little french girls sitting on each other, and... cockfights??