Replace broken DC power jack on your laptop computer (UPDATED).

Step 4 Disassemble 1

Remove hard drive, optical drive, battery, and what ever you can remove.
Remove screws and assign screw number.
Place screws into corresponding disposable cup.
Take note where and what type of screws were there.

Comments

[safebat]

my instructor taught me to do the thorough diagrams too and multiples as you dig down into the layers. His way was to use your small screwdriver to punch the holes out on your diagram and stick the exact screw into its hole. Some screws look the same and have different lengths and can cause contact problems if driven into wrong location. Thanks, I'm in the middle of repairing one of these in a Dell myself.

[teatimest]

You are welcome. Good luck on your repair!

[f8l_0e]

For the external screws, I remove the screw from its mating surface, but leave it in the hole. I then cover the hole with tape. No need for labeling and it really speeds things up.

[teatimest]

That is brilliant idea. I might try next time.

[tresho]

An alternate way of sorting the screws as you remove them is to use a series of zip-lock bags, each labeled with Sharpie or similar type pen. That way, when you accidentally brush/sneeze/blow away the screws/cups/bags onto the floor, they won't roll all over the place & get lost. Don't ask me how I learned this.

[teatimest]

I will try that next time... I hope there would not be next time, though.