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Points To Consider Before Disassembling Your Laptop

Written By Unknown on Thursday, May 31, 2012 | 11:35 AM

Even if you feel like a pro in disassembling your laptop, the prerequisites are just as important as the incisive operation itself. It's like a medical doctor making sure that all the surgical tools are in the right order and ready to be handed out by his medical staff every time he calls out for them. Before you begin, make sure you have organized in your head the steps you are about to do. Take heed of the following tips before you start disassembling your laptop.

INITIAL SAFETY

Protect your eyes. If you have glasses or eye goggles, wear them. You don't want a piece of metal or plastic going into your eyes. Better safe than sorry, right? Unplugging your laptop's power supply and removing the battery before disassembling your laptop unit is also important to avoid the risk of electric shock.

DON'T FIX IT IF IT AIN'T BROKE
As the cliché goes, "curiosity killed the cat". The laptop has many parts that have been tightly packed inside a small vessel, and doing some tweaks can put everything in disarray however minor they are. So don't treat your laptop like a science project if there's nothing to fix in the first place.

USE THE CORRECT TOOLS
Don't bother taking your laptop apart if your toolbox doesn't have the necessary tools for the job. Forcing the issue with a screwdriver that doesn't fit the screw could result to accidents that might damage your laptop, or worse, cause injury to you.

SET UP THE CORRECT ENVIRONMENT
Preventive measures can be undertaken to keep you and your laptop safe while you are disassembling, assembling or simply using your laptop. You will need to use a clear workspace in order for you to see what you are doing and avoid stimuli that could deter you from what you are about to do. There are three things that you have to be wary of while you are working.

1. Static Electricity. Static electricity can fry your laptop's circuit boards. That's why removing the casing can be dangerous when your laptop is exposed to other electronic devices. Don't disassemble your laptop in a room where a lot of electronic devices are hanging around.

2. Dust contamination. Dust can clog vents and result to overheating and eventually lead to hardware failures. Moisture sticks to dust as well, which can cause short circuits. So clear away any dust from the room where you're taking your laptop apart, or work in a place where no wind can blow dust inside your laptop. Even better, go to a workplace that is completely dust-free.

USE LABELED CONTAINERS
Removing screws and bolts and placing them haphazardly about could cause confusion when you are about to put them back again. Use small containers with labels on them for you to know which goes where. This won't prove difficult since labels are appointed for each figure in regards to the screw size.

Perform the necessary troubleshooting and diagnostic tests before replacing any Field Replaceable Units (motherboard, microprocessors, RAM, Bus devices). FRU's isolate the laptop's functions and components, so it probably won't be wise putting extraneous devices at risk.
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Most Commonly Used Laptop Parts

Written By Unknown on Monday, May 28, 2012 | 2:20 AM

Just like any other digital computers, laptops contain the four basic elements: arithmetic and logic unit, memory unit, input-output unit and control unit. All of these are very important to the users because they hold the most commonly used laptop parts.

One of the various methods of entering information into the laptop is through its motherboard, graphics tablet and mouse. the keyboard consists of an array of keys arranged somewhat like that of a typewriter. It is one of the most commonly used laptop parts. People use the keyboard of laptops to encode reports and projects. Most laptop users use the mouse too which is a cable connected input device consisting of a palm-sized box with a button on top.  It causes the movable pointer on the screen to choose from a list of items and commands. Most people use the mouse because they are uncomfortable using the touch pad. Meanwhile, the graphics tablet is an input device in which graphical information can be drawn on a flat surface. Almost every internal hard disk can store up to 6-20 GB. Compared to a desktop computer, laptops have less primary memory.

The primary memory is directly accessible to the laptop. Secondary memory refers to the external memory that is required for storing data that will not fit into the laptop's primary memory. The secondary memory device comprises of floppy disks, Zip disks, compact disks, DVDs and tapes. All laptops also have ports such as serial ports, parallel ports and Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports.

Laptops also have a disk drive which places and retrieves information from disks. The output device is the information that given out by the laptop. It is also one of the most commonly used laptop parts. There are also a various add-on memory devices that are available.

The laptop's battery is also very useful to the laptop users. It is better to use a laptop which has longer hours of capacity. They also have the sound cards and speakers in which users can play their music direct from the laptop or any add on memory device. The operating system of laptops varies from the brand. They can use Windows, Mac OS and Linus depending on the type of the laptop being purchased. 

Researchers continuously seek new ways to build and make better laptop parts. Ease of use is the primary goal of the researchers. Aside from that, they are also concerned in reducing costs, increasing processing speeds and increasing capacities. Another area of experimentation is the organization of the most commonly used laptop parts. Most memory is organized so that a location is giving an address and contents are found by locating the address. Nowadays, businesses are employing the use of laptops.

The banking industry is the perfect example for this. Powerful and low cost laptops that are used in homes are made possible by the progress in technology. Laptops are basically the same with desktop computers; they can do word processing, spreadsheets, programming, data bases and multimedia presentations.
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