On Mon, Nov 27, 2006 at 01:33:23PM -0500, Dan Lenski wrote: > On Mon, 2006-11-27 at 10:19 -0500, David Eisner wrote: > > Dan Lenski wrote: > > > I've ... soldered a power connector back to > > > the motherboard, > > > > It looks like I'm about to do this with a friend's Fujitsu LifeBook. I > > have very detailed on-line directions, but do you have any additional > > words of wisdom? > > Work *slowly*. Use the finest tipped soldering iron you can find. Heat > sink is a good idea too. Do not do the job impulsively... laptop > innards are delicate.
I've repaired many laptops without resorting to a soldering iron. If you know what part is fault (depends on problem, but it can be obvious), then it's pretty easy to find the part on ebay, order it, and just swap them without solder. The useful advice I can give is to get a good small screw driver set:: Sears (yes, Sears) has a very nice set for ~$12 that includes torx and hex drivers. Last time I stipped a screw on a laptop, I caused all kinds of damage getting it out :-( - Rob .
