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how do I open up my laptop - Sharp PC-GP22W? Bob Guilford 10-07-2005
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Posted by Bob Guilford on October 7, 2005, 7:46 pm
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 At my own risk....

How do I open up my laptop computer for cleaning? It is a Sharp PC-GP22W
and the fan seems to have dust and hair wrapped around it. It still runs,
but makes a lot of noise.

I had tried removing about every screw there is on the bottom, but it was
still fairly anchored together. As I understand it, the new Dell's have a
point on the top above the keyboard where you can pop that panel off and
begin the dis-assembly. Is that typical of most laptops?

Thanks,
Bob




Posted by nb on October 7, 2005, 11:19 pm
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> At my own risk....
>
> How do I open up my laptop computer for cleaning? It is a Sharp PC-GP22W
> and the fan seems to have dust and hair wrapped around it. It still runs,
> but makes a lot of noise.
>
> I had tried removing about every screw there is on the bottom, but it was
> still fairly anchored together. As I understand it, the new Dell's have a
> point on the top above the keyboard where you can pop that panel off and
> begin the dis-assembly. Is that typical of most laptops?
>
> Thanks,
> Bob

There is nothing typical about disassembling most laptops, they all have
their little quirks. Some are simple while others are a bitch. Never took
a Sharp apart, maybe some else in this group has.




Posted by Barry Watzman on October 8, 2005, 12:50 am
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It's not uncommon. Typically, there are screws under the keyboard that
hold the top and bottom together. Doing this without a service manual
and/or training is VERY risky.

Even after you get all of the screws removed, there are still "snaps"
that will probably hold it together quite firmly.


Bob Guilford wrote:
> At my own risk....
>
> How do I open up my laptop computer for cleaning? It is a Sharp PC-GP22W
> and the fan seems to have dust and hair wrapped around it. It still runs,
> but makes a lot of noise.
>
> I had tried removing about every screw there is on the bottom, but it was
> still fairly anchored together. As I understand it, the new Dell's have a
> point on the top above the keyboard where you can pop that panel off and
> begin the dis-assembly. Is that typical of most laptops?
>
> Thanks,
> Bob
>
>


Posted by H. Dziardziel on October 8, 2005, 9:45 am
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On Fri, 07 Oct 2005 19:46:30 GMT, "Bob Guilford"

>At my own risk....
>
>How do I open up my laptop computer for cleaning? It is a Sharp PC-GP22W
>and the fan seems to have dust and hair wrapped around it. It still runs,
>but makes a lot of noise.
>
>I had tried removing about every screw there is on the bottom, but it was
>still fairly anchored together. As I understand it, the new Dell's have a
>point on the top above the keyboard where you can pop that panel off and
>begin the dis-assembly. Is that typical of most laptops?
>
>Thanks,
>Bob
>

There can be screws hidden under the battery pack, an externally
removable drive, rubber feet inserts, and there are always tricky
hidden plastic snaps- finger locks to disengage. If every screw
marked with a molded arrow (not all laptops have such pointers)
has been removed the hidden snaps along the top and bottom are
the challenge.


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