Laptop help!

[Ziggy]

Could be any number of things, but the last time it happened to me it was a ****ed mainboard. Exit one laptop (via nearest window).

 

[legrandefromage]

your memory might be under the keyboard (screws marked with keyboard pic)

you uncovered your Wifi card

theres not much damage you can do as long as you take the battery out while you are re-seating the memory.

you are looking for the below:

you have to dsicount the obvious first before chucking out the window.... :roll:

 

[Lysander]

Aarrr! It is an HP- the ram will be under that hatch secured by the single screw, if ye want to give LGF's advice a go- aside from that, ye might be best takin' it to an engineer- bear in mind though repair costs in relation to buying a new machine of similar spec.

 

[legrandefromage]

Aarrr! It is an HP- the ram will be under that hatch secured by the single screw, if ye want to give LGF's advice a go- aside from that, ye might be best takin' it to an engineer- bear in mind though repair costs in relation to buying a new machine of similar spec.

thats for the wifi

can we have the model please? including the long number 'hp-****' etc

 

[Ziggy]

you have to dsicount the obvious first before chucking out the window.... :roll:

Very true! Just trying to prepare him for the worst...

Anyway, if you're not browsing on a green monochrome screen you're not retro enough for this site so best getting rid of the fancy new thing.

 

[BarneyRubble]

Aarrr! It is an HP- the ram will be under that hatch secured by the single screw, if ye want to give LGF's advice a go- aside from that, ye might be best takin' it to an engineer- bear in mind though repair costs in relation to buying a new machine of similar spec.

Well the way I see it the laptop was just over £100 from a reconditioning place back in January, so if it costs more than that to fix, it will be used as spares for a future one. Annoyingly the company only does a 6 month warranty on their recon machines, so I've missed it.

I'll have a fiddle, what's the worst that can happen. :shock:

It is an HP Compaq nc6000

 

[legrandefromage]

memory is under the keyboard - carefully lift the keyboard up once unscrewed as they are connected via a ribbon cable

it might be too dificult to get to

 

[BarneyRubble]

memory is under the keyboard - carefully lift the keyboard up once unscrewed as they are connected via a ribbon cable

it might be too dificult to get to

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.IT WORKED!!!!!

Thanks LGF and everyone else who helped, another victory for the collective known as Retrobike!

Muchos Karma!!

 

[Ziggy]

 

[legrandefromage]

cool..

am I allowed any smug points?