Recent content by JFTS

Yes, I did. And it just makes the same loud noise.

Okay. So, I cleaned the thermal paste and the fan, put some new paste and got a new cable to run the laptop without the battery. When I put everything together, it work perfectly albeit it made the same noise as before. I tested a few programs and all were working without a problem. Then, I...

Thanks for your answer. From what I understand, the paste doesn't need to cover the entire CPU, but it has to be spread evenly.

I managed to take off the battery after I wrote the previous post. You are right. It just needs some gentle force. As for the screw, it was damaged beyond repair. I actually tried several methods, one of which included soldering a nail on top of the screw to use it as a grip. After several...

Hi! I have a decade-plus laptop that I'm trying to fix either for salvaging parts from it or using it as "test" platform. The system presents all the usual traits of laptop failing, like overheating, excessive noise and random shutdowns. Also, the battery seems to have gone dead as it can't...

First post in this forum and I second the suggestion of mrwonderful. Try cleaning the inside of the cartridge with a cotton swab and some alcohol based product. Something like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KamJnNhUJuc