Always one screw.... :)

On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 1:11 AM, Steven S. Critchfield
<[email protected]> wrote:
> GF's laptop has been subjected a couple of times to being doused in water due 
> to plumbing problems.
>
> Each time we just pulled the battery and let it dry. Luckily it worked. Only 
> recently did something finally go awry, and needed repair work. We spent $56 
> for a new MB on ebay and Dell happened to have awesome dissassembly guides 
> for her laptop. Replaced the MB and it was all working fine. Only 1 screw 
> left over after assembly.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>> I have a friend that managed to (blame someone else here) get coffee
>> dunked on the
>> keyboard of a year plus old laptop.
>>
>> The one correct answer is to get a new one. Given that isn't an
>> option, where is a good place to have a laptop worked on in or around
>> Nashville/Clarksville? Freebie desired, commercial is OK. Given she
>> works for Girl Scouts
>> (with my wife) she is not flush with cash, thus trying to fix rather
>> than trash.
>>
>> I hate even opening laptops myself, as my reputation for
>> folding/spindling (well at least cracking) laptop MOBOs is, lets say I
>> would rather not.
>>
>> Warranty retention does not apply.
>>
>> Suggestions?
>>
>> If she brings it to me, the only thing I am planning is to remove the
>> hard drive and see if I can snag data from it onto another device.
>>
>> ><> ... Jack
>> Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart... Colossians 3:23
>> "You don't manage people; you manage things. You lead people." —
>> Admiral Grace Hopper, USN
>> "It’s easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission" —
>> Admiral Grace Hopper, USN
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