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did i fry my laptop for good?
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i was trying to clean the vent so i put the laptop on standby mode, took the back cover off and vacuumed the vent. then put the screws back and tried to switch it back on but it didn't respond. the power light blinked for a second then died. how fucked am i?


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Re: did i fry my laptop for good? [Re: Bridgeburner]
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:facepalm:

vacuum? really?

lets hope you didn't manage to short something out but it's likely that the fan pumping air through the heatsink is stuck

the laptop isn't responding at ALL?


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Edited by anarchOi (11/07/10 03:19 PM)

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Re: did i fry my laptop for good? [Re: anarchOi]
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btw, what type of laptop is it?


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Re: did i fry my laptop for good? [Re: anarchOi]
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vacuuming is a good way to get rid of the dust up in there... i unplugged the fan but while putting the two screws back one fell on the board and i picked it up with the tiny screwdriver (magnetic tip). maybe that did something :sad:


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Re: did i fry my laptop for good? [Re: Bridgeburner]
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a partial vacuum and air flowing can easily create static electricity problems. Was the laptop on battery power at the time or otherwise not grounded decently?

I don't know how significant the static issue is with vacuuming a computer, just know that it exists and electronics often don't take a whole lotta charge to blow, so static can conceivably be a problem.

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Re: did i fry my laptop for good? [Re: johnm214]
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it was on standby but not on battery power - plugged in the socket.


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Re: did i fry my laptop for good? [Re: Bridgeburner]
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i've done it 4-5 times during the time i've had the laptop and nothing happened so far.


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Re: did i fry my laptop for good? [Re: Bridgeburner]
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I played Russian roulette five times before I died.
b0red5tiff said:
i've done it 4-5 times during the time i've had the laptop and nothing happened so far.


I played Russian roulette five times before I died.

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Re: did i fry my laptop for good? [Re: Bridgeburner]
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> i unplugged the fan but while putting the two screws back one fell on the board and i picked it up with the tiny screwdriver (magnetic tip). maybe that did something :sad:

You probably shorted, and blew, something on the system board.  Never run a computer with the fan disconnected.  Never disconnect a component, that isn't designed to be disconnected, while the computer is running.  Never work on a computer's hardware while it has power, unless it is designed for it.  Never work on a laptop while it has power or the battery is attached.

Even something as simple as swapping out memory in a laptop, if done with the battery installed (or the laptop powered), can damage the laptop (and memory).


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Re: did i fry my laptop for good? [Re: Seuss]
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screw can short any open circuits and magnets are never good for circuit boards if there is power going through the system

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Re: did i fry my laptop for good? [Re: ComputerTekGuy]
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> and magnets are never good for circuit boards if there is power going through the system

Why?  I can think of a few isolated cases where a moving magnet could induce a current resulting in loss of magic smoke, but in general I don't see why a magnet near a circuit board is bad.


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Re: did i fry my laptop for good? [Re: Seuss]
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Seuss said:
> and magnets are never good for circuit boards if there is power going through the system

Why?  I can think of a few isolated cases where a moving magnet could induce a current resulting in loss of magic smoke, but in general I don't see why a magnet near a circuit board is bad.


Hey, he didn't say it was bad to put a magnet near a circuit board, just that they're never good for them...  As in they don't make them more efficient or whatever the hell you could consider to be "good for" a circuit board.

=P

On a tangent, I also hate when people say stuff like, "...and that can't be good for you".

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Re: did i fry my laptop for good? [Re: ChuangTzu]
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got my laptop back, they said its fried but the memoy is intact. they gave me an usb2.0 portable hard disc enclosure and a 3headed usb cable. the laptop doesn't have its battery attatched. now, how can i transfer the memory? should i put the battery in, then connect the pc, laptop and external hard drive?


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Re: did i fry my laptop for good? [Re: Bridgeburner]
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You need to put the hard drive from the laptop into the external enclosure.  You can then access your data stored on the hard drive from another computer.  The laptop, unless you replace the logic board, is trash.  You might be able to get a bit of money from it by selling the carcass for parts (after you remove your hard drive).


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Re: did i fry my laptop for good? [Re: Seuss]
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and to do that do i have to connect all three simultaneously?


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Re: did i fry my laptop for good? [Re: Bridgeburner]
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b0red5tiff said:
and to do that do i have to connect all three simultaneously?


1. Buy a new computer (or use a second one you already own).

2. Remove the hard drive from the fried computer.

3. Install it into the enclosure.

4. Connect the enclosure/hard drive to your new computer (usually it's a USB connection).

5. Transfer your files.


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You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. What one person receives without working for another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for that my dear friend is the beginning of the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it. ~ Adrian Rogers

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Re: did i fry my laptop for good? [Re: luvdemshrooms]
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i have a used computer right now. the hard drive was aleady in the enclosure. i connected it by usb and the hard drive light started flashing like its doing something. nothing showed up in My Computer, it just flashed red/green.


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Re: did i fry my laptop for good? [Re: Bridgeburner]
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b0red5tiff said:
i have a used computer right now. the hard drive was aleady in the enclosure. i connected it by usb and the hard drive light started flashing like its doing something. nothing showed up in My Computer, it just flashed red/green.


Try going to Control Panel\Administrative Tools\Computer Management\Disc Management

Does the drive show up there?


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You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. What one person receives without working for another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for that my dear friend is the beginning of the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it. ~ Adrian Rogers

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Re: did i fry my laptop for good? [Re: luvdemshrooms]
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change the  boot manager to the computer to the usb/ alternate  drive..


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Re: did i fry my laptop for good? [Re: orison]
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orison319 said:
change the  boot manager to the computer to the usb/ alternate  drive..


Why would he do that? He wants to copy the files, not boot from the drive.


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You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. What one person receives without working for another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for that my dear friend is the beginning of the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it. ~ Adrian Rogers

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