The Laptop Repair Workbook
- Laptop Inverter Test
- Recovering Laptop Data
- Multimeter Tests
- Laptop CD/DVD won't eject
- Laptop Disassembly
- Backlight Test
- Replacing a Keyboard Key
- Laptop Power Adapters
- Inside 2.5" Hard Drives
- SODIMM Swap
- Replace or Upgrade CPU
- Replace Laptop Hard Drive
- USB Keyboard and Mouse
- Upgrading Laptop Memory
- Rebuild a Laptop Battery?
- Replace Laptop Screen
- Toshiba LCD Backlight and Inverter
- Dell Latitude backlight and LCD
- Laptop Power Adapter and Cord
- Sony screen, backlight and inverter
- Replacing internal laptop hard drive
- Notebook Overheating
Copyright 2012 by Morris Rosenthal
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The 20+ pages of illustrated laptop repair and testing procedures on this
website are supplementary materials for my published book, "The Laptop Repair
Workbook."
Unlike my troubleshooting book for PC's, which assumes a basic understanding of the the technology and concentrates entirely on troubleshooting, the first half of this book introduces the various technologies employed in laptops, and explains the troubleshooting process for most major issues before presenting the detailed flowcharts. While professional technicians primarily use the flowcharts, hobbyists and laptop owners doing their first repair have been very positive about the work-arounds and cost trade-offs discussed in detail in the first half of the book. |
A video introduction to The Laptop Repair Workbook |
TABLE OF CONTENTS FROM THE BOOK
- BEFORE WE BEGIN TROUBLESHOOTING 5
- LAPTOP BASICS 7
- WHAT'S MY LAPTOP WORTH? 18
- SHOPPING FOR USED LAPTOPS 19
- SHOPPING FOR NEW LAPTOPS 22
- LAPTOP UPGRADES 26
- THINGS THAT GO WRONG WITH LAPTOPS 29
- BASIC REPAIR TECHNIQUES 34
- SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS 39
- TROUBLESHOOTING POWER PROBLEMS 43
- TROUBLESHOOTING BATTERY PROBLEMS 47
- LAPTOP VIDEO TROUBLESHOOTING 50
- TROUBLESHOOTING LAPTOP OVERHEATING 55
- TROUBLESHOOTING LAPTOP HARD DRIVES 57
- TROUBLESHOOTING WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY 61
- TROUBLESHOOTING MOTHERBOARD, CPU AND MEMORY 64
- TROUBLESHOOTING LAPTOP DIAL-UP MODEMS 67
- TROUBLESHOOTING DVD/CD PLAYBACK AND RECORD 70
- TROUBLESHOOTING LAPTOP SOUND 75
- WIRED NETWORK TROUBLESHOOTING 77
- TROUBLESHOOTING KEYBOARD, POINTER AND USB 79
- POWER FLOWCHART 83
- BATTERY FLOWCHART 93
- DISPLAY FLOWCHART 103
- OVERHEATING FLOWCHART 113
- DRIVE FLOWCHART 123
- WIRELESS FLOWCHART 131
- MOTHERBOARD, CPU AND RAM FLOWCHART 141
- MODEM FLOWCHART 151
- DVD/CD FLOWCHART 159
- SOUND FLOWCHART 167
- WIRED LAN FLOWCHART 175
- KEYBOARD, POINTER AND USB FLOWCHART 183
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