Dropped my laptop...

Red and White · 25 Nov 2007 at 15:39

and now the dvd rom extrudes slightly and when i push on it the laptop power cuts off. the dvd rom has power and you can open it etc but it isnt detected by windows.

the power cut off thing is worrying like.

any thoughts on whats wrong?

surfsquid · 25 Nov 2007 at 16:17

Red and White said:
any thoughts on whats wrong?

At a guess I'd say it's broke

Is it covered under your insurance?

Red and White · 25 Nov 2007 at 16:18

surfsquid said:
At a guess I'd say it's broke

Is it covered under your insurance?

not covered all ready checked.

beermonster · 25 Nov 2007 at 21:41

its probably just come adrift of the mainboard connector, theres usually one screw holding them in, just take it out and reseat it, at worst its damaged the mobo

Red and White · 26 Nov 2007 at 09:03

beermonster said:
its probably just come adrift of the mainboard connector, theres usually one screw holding them in, just take it out and reseat it, at worst its damaged the mobo

i cant get it out. theres loads of screws in the bottom, ive taken out the ones i presumed were holding it in but nothing. or do i need to remove the whole of the bottom of the laptop?

beermonster · 26 Nov 2007 at 14:37

sometimes they are under the keyboard what make is it

Red and White · 26 Nov 2007 at 14:45

compaq

Emlyn_Dewar · 26 Nov 2007 at 14:59

If it's anything like my Dell you'll have to remove the screen, then the screws from the top (underneath the keyboard) before you can get the bottom off.
Hopefully would just be a simple case of reseating it, if the mobo is damaged then that'll be a nice price premium you can look forward to paying.

Red and White · 26 Nov 2007 at 15:15

im not taking it to bits then, to many small screws and fiddly bits.

farooqm · 26 Nov 2007 at 15:21

Not looking good, it'll either be an attempt at opening and reseating or an expensive bill from somebody who will do it for you (+any parts needed)

Alternatively leave it if it's all still working OK and buy a cheap external USB DVD...

????

Red and White · 26 Nov 2007 at 15:23

farooqm said:
Not looking good, it'll either be an attempt at opening and reseating or an expensive bill from somebody who will do it for you (+any parts needed)

Alternatively leave it if it's all still working OK and buy a cheap external USB DVD...

????

well as long as i dont touch the dvd drive all is well. a slight knock and the power cuts though

Emlyn_Dewar · 26 Nov 2007 at 15:34

It really isn't as bad to take laptop to bits as you'd think.
Repair bills for laptops are always tragically comic so I'm not sure what your options will be other than inspecting it yourself.

How old is the laptop? Might be better off just taking out the HD, flogging the memory etc and selling the laptop as a damaged unit. Even buying motherboards separately tends to be a hefty expense.

beermonster · 26 Nov 2007 at 21:15

Red and White said:
compaq

model?

Red and White · 26 Nov 2007 at 21:18

beermonster said:
model?

v4000

Deleted member 64478 · 26 Nov 2007 at 21:58

ooppsies..

Things change I've changed · 27 Nov 2007 at 08:30

I tell people this all the time, you really really should never own a laptop without insurance tbh, all it takes is a simple fall and thats it, your laptops worthless,

anyhow, the best thing to do is take it apart, it's not as daunting as you may think, many people are scared to take their laptops apart which is why so many companies charge silly money for laptop repairs, as long as you take your time your be fine, with digital cameras being the norm these days you can take pictures of every step that you take so just in case your worried you may not remember how to put it back together again you can then use the pictures as a reference.

Red and White · 27 Nov 2007 at 09:48

well its actually a mates laptop and he dropped it, which is why im a bit more reluctant to start ripping it open

EVILCOSMOS · 27 Nov 2007 at 10:57

Here is a link to the HP website which has instructions and videos on how to replace the various components of your laptop. Just click on "optical drive" in the menu on the left to watch the video and get the instructions on how to remove it. Hope this helps.

http://h20181.www2.hp.com/plmcontent/NACSC/SML/results.htm?SID=434656&MEID=EF0F4F2A-0CFF-4EC2-A522-58229DBC1CB7

Red and White · 27 Nov 2007 at 11:31

EVILCOSMOS said:
Here is a link to the HP website which has instructions and videos on how to replace the various components of your laptop. Just click on "optical drive" in the menu on the left to watch the video and get the instructions on how to remove it. Hope this helps.

http://h20181.www2.hp.com/plmcontent/NACSC/SML/results.htm?SID=434656&MEID=EF0F4F2A-0CFF-4EC2-A522-58229DBC1CB7

that is absolutely brilliant mate. thank you so much :cool:

look how easy it is as well :cool:

Red and White · 27 Nov 2007 at 18:21

managed to fix it, it was obvious what was wrong once i removed the drive.

thanks for all the help.

Dropped my laptop...

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