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Old 08-13-2011, 03:45 PM   #35
ivanjt
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Originally Posted by aguaKate View Post
Thanks for the suggestion ivanjt! The one place I went to made it out to be a big and expensive deal to fix. They scared me off a bit. But if you said it's a fairly standard procedure (which it seems like it should be) I'll keep looking for a place that knows how to manage this sort of thing. I would love to have both in top shape!
The only thing that could be a little problem is the actual socket itself - not a standard notebook size but they are available, at least over here in Europe.

To open the unit it appears to be 4 screws only and a little judicious unclipping and that's it. It should only take 5 min to unsolder the old socket and solder on the new. It is the sort of job I would trust to almost anyone that can repair circuit boards - I say almost because I know some people that are excellent with the repairs but I wouldn't let them open anything.
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