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I couldn't get out any of the teeny-tiny screws at the front and broke one of the hinges in the process. :( Also the battery contacts seemed too corroded to sa
by chpatrick 3y ago
I couldn't get out any of the teeny-tiny screws at the front and broke one of the hinges in the process. :(
Also the battery contacts seemed too corroded to salvage.
- jgrahamc 3y agoYeah. Those screws are tiny. I was lucky in that I bought a set of screwdrivers especially for dealing with small electronics. Unfortunately I was unlucky in that my two machines only had three screws left between them! If you let me know which hinges are broken I may have a spare I can send you. The battery corrosion can be cleaned off. It takes patience and isopropyl alcohol.
- chpatrick 3y ago> Yeah. Those screws are tiny. I was lucky in that I bought a set of screwdrivers especially for dealing with small electronics. Unfortunately I was unlucky in that my two machines only had three screws left between them! Sadly one was rusty and two were already stripped. I could get one out and I tried to drill out the other ones with a tiny drill bit but it didn't work. > If you let me know which hinges are broken I may have a spare I can send you. When I say hinge sadly it's more like the lid... https://imgur.com/a/QoMCN7r https://imgur.com/a/QoMCN7r > The battery corrosion can be cleaned off. It takes patience and isopropyl alcohol. In my case the copper contacts for the battery were almost rusted through, so there wasn't much I could do. Also I replaced the CMOS and standby batteries but weirdly it still complained in boot. (I checked the polarity).
- jgrahamc 3y agoWhere did you find a replacement standby battery? I’ve found those hard to come by.