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[TheBoy]

My works laptop has an intermittent problem.  HP, so enough said really.  That aside, it has a faulty system board, causing it to make poor connection with docking station.

So, because of the company I work for, they don't replace but repair, whereas the company I work for get replacement (yes, who I work for isn't straightforward!)

So an 'Engineer' comes out to replace system board, so he takes laptop away.  About an hour later, I get a call from 'Engineer' saying he has ordered a replacement laptop, as he has destroyed mine because it has odd screws and he didn't have the right tools!

He brings it back so I can retrieve my data, the 'odd screws' are normal torx, looks like he has butchered them with a screwdriver.

So, got to spend the next 2 days rebuilding new laptop when it turns up tomorrow  

[Mr Skrunts]

Dont dip the next one in the bath and you wont have these problems anymore.  

[cem_devecioglu]

similiar situation here..fathers laptop ethernet port (toshiba) suddenly

stopped working..1 week ago.. So I visited two services..The "

enginners" said that main board must be replaced for a similiar cost  

of a new lappy..or buy a PCMCIA ethernet..WHat .. I come home

butchered the lappy .. and it started working  

[tunnie]

i have stripped a Sony Vaio laptop down before, its not exactly hard!

[cem_devecioglu]

i have stripped a Sony Vaio laptop down before, its not exactly hard!

I couldnt trust myself too much for lappies as they make tricky and weak connections between components and hands a little big

[tunnie]

i have stripped a Sony Vaio laptop down before, its not exactly hard!

I couldnt trust myself too much for lappies as they make tricky and weak connections between components and hands a little big

Its fairly straight forward, turn it over, and just start removing all the screws you see.

Just take your time and be logical as you look at it.

[Growler]

My works laptop has an intermittent problem.  HP, so enough said really.  That aside, it has a faulty system board, causing it to make poor connection with docking station.

So, because of the company I work for, they don't replace but repair, whereas the company I work for get replacement (yes, who I work for isn't straightforward!)

So an 'Engineer' comes out to replace system board, so he takes laptop away.  About an hour later, I get a call from 'Engineer' saying he has ordered a replacement laptop, as he has destroyed mine because it has odd screws and he didn't have the right tools!

He brings it back so I can retrieve my data, the 'odd screws' are normal torx, looks like he has butchered them with a screwdriver.

So, got to spend the next 2 days rebuilding new laptop when it turns up tomorrow  

TB you got a gimp, they're not all like that, unfortunately you get useless morons in everything.









Regards

Richard

(HP Accredited Platform specialist)

[cem_devecioglu]

i have stripped a Sony Vaio laptop down before, its not exactly hard!

I couldnt trust myself too much for lappies as they make tricky and weak connections between components and hands a little big

Its fairly straight forward, turn it over, and just start removing all the screws you see.

Just take your time and be logical as you look at it.

Thanks Tunnie

[mantahatch]

The term "Engineer" is so over used in the UK, I am afraid I would not describe people who "repair" computers as Engineers.

Just my useless opinion.

Mike

[cem_devecioglu]

The term "Engineer" is so over used in the UK, I am afraid I would not describe people who "repair" computers as Engineers.

Just my useless opinion.

Mike

No, call me an "Engineer"  

[TheBoy]

i have stripped a Sony Vaio laptop down before, its not exactly hard!

I couldnt trust myself too much for lappies as they make tricky and weak connections between components and hands a little big

Its really easy - replace a system board in most laptops is around 90mins normally...

[cem_devecioglu]

i have stripped a Sony Vaio laptop down before, its not exactly hard!

I couldnt trust myself too much for lappies as they make tricky and weak connections between components and hands a little big

Its really easy - replace a system board in most laptops is around 90mins normally...

for pcs and servers done many times but lappy boards never tried that..Will try on a scrappy ..

[Marks DTM Calib]

The term "Engineer" is so over used in the UK, I am afraid I would not describe people who "repair" computers as Engineers.

Just my useless opinion.

Mike

People who repair things are not.....not washing machine repair men, not plumbers (boiler and heating technicians)....none of them.

The engineers were the people who engineered the product for mass production in the first place.

[TheBoy]

The term "Engineer" is so over used in the UK, I am afraid I would not describe people who "repair" computers as Engineers.

Just my useless opinion.

Mike

People who repair things are not.....not washing machine repair men, not plumbers (boiler and heating technicians)....none of them.

The engineers were the people who engineered the product for mass production in the first place.

Does that make me a part time software engineer?

[cem_devecioglu]

The term "Engineer" is so over used in the UK, I am afraid I would not describe people who "repair" computers as Engineers.

Just my useless opinion.

Mike

People who repair things are not.....not washing machine repair men, not plumbers (boiler and heating technicians)....none of them.

The engineers were the people who engineered the product for mass production in the first place.

Exactly..

[TheBoy]

i have stripped a Sony Vaio laptop down before, its not exactly hard!

I couldnt trust myself too much for lappies as they make tricky and weak connections between components and hands a little big

Its really easy - replace a system board in most laptops is around 90mins normally...

for pcs and servers done many times but lappy boards never tried that..Will try on a scrappy ..

Generally to ways to strip - via keyboard, or via underneath.  Dells are some of the easiest imho...

[cem_devecioglu]

i have stripped a Sony Vaio laptop down before, its not exactly hard!

I couldnt trust myself too much for lappies as they make tricky and weak connections between components and hands a little big

Its really easy - replace a system board in most laptops is around 90mins normally...

for pcs and servers done many times but lappy boards never tried that..Will try on a scrappy ..

Generally to ways to strip - via keyboard, or via underneath.  Dells are some of the easiest imho...

Toshiba was underneath..

[TheBoy]

i have stripped a Sony Vaio laptop down before, its not exactly hard!

I couldnt trust myself too much for lappies as they make tricky and weak connections between components and hands a little big

Its really easy - replace a system board in most laptops is around 90mins normally...

for pcs and servers done many times but lappy boards never tried that..Will try on a scrappy ..

Generally to ways to strip - via keyboard, or via underneath.  Dells are some of the easiest imho...

Toshiba was underneath..

Last tosh I did was via keyboard, but it varies machine to machine...

[cem_devecioglu]

i have stripped a Sony Vaio laptop down before, its not exactly hard!

I couldnt trust myself too much for lappies as they make tricky and weak connections between components and hands a little big

Its really easy - replace a system board in most laptops is around 90mins normally...

for pcs and servers done many times but lappy boards never tried that..Will try on a scrappy ..

Generally to ways to strip - via keyboard, or via underneath.  Dells are some of the easiest imho...

Toshiba was underneath..

Last tosh I did was via keyboard, but it varies machine to machine...

May be I'm wrong

[TheBoy]

i have stripped a Sony Vaio laptop down before, its not exactly hard!

I couldnt trust myself too much for lappies as they make tricky and weak connections between components and hands a little big

Its really easy - replace a system board in most laptops is around 90mins normally...

for pcs and servers done many times but lappy boards never tried that..Will try on a scrappy ..

Generally to ways to strip - via keyboard, or via underneath.  Dells are some of the easiest imho...

Toshiba was underneath..

Last tosh I did was via keyboard, but it varies machine to machine...

May be I'm wrong

Have a play with one you won't use again

[Pete Elite]

  I thought you said an engineer came out, doesn't sound like much of an engineer to me, more of a to**er .

[TheBoy]

 I thought you said an engineer came out, doesn't sound like much of an engineer to me, more of a to**er .

Bit harsh

tbh, its the level of expertise we expect from the supplier....

[willyboy]

 I thought you said an engineer came out, doesn't sound like much of an engineer to me, more of a to**er .

Think I might know him  

[Kevin Wood]

I once had a Gateway2000 (remember them?) "engineer" come out to my desktop at work. Machine was intermittently failing POSTs. He removed the top cover from the case and when it passed the POST tried to tell me that it must have a defective top cover because it worked without it. Then he tried to tell me the cover had been incorrectly installed.

All this when clearly in an environment where real "engineers" were going about their business. Needless to say there were a few colleagues whose chuckles could be heard across the room.  

Kevin