Taking the back of my laptop.

suey2

Hi All,

Im hoping someone could help me with a problem, We have a Fujitsu lifebook laptop, last night it suddenly said battery critical then it stopped, it had been charging for about 2 hours and I was using it with the mains plugged in

I tried another AC adapter and it still wouldn't charge up or switch on, did a quick internet search and it would appear that it could be a small wire that goes from the charging hole to inside the computer that may have broken, but I can't get the back off the computer to check this out.!

Has anyone else had this problem, any ideas how to remove the back... I have removed all the screws but it still seems to be locked in place.

Thanks for looking.

Sue~

jazabelle

How long have you had the laptop? Is it still under its warrenty? I would worry taking the back off yourself would invalidate it.

suey2

Have had it a long time about 3 years so no guarantee, it has worked perfect up to now.!

john-306

try youtube, thats how i found out how to remove the back off mine and change the keyboard:)

macman

This is about the most common failure on a laptop, the charging block has probably detached from the mobo and needs resoldering. It's a simple job to replace and resolder, but it involves dismantling the whole thing first, and so typically costs around £130 (the part costs a a couple of quid). Take it to a specialist laptop repair shop (no, not PCW) and they will diagnose it and give you a quote for about £25. This is usually then set against the repair cost if you go ahead.

suey2

Cheers Macman, looking through some forums I thought it might be that, do you think I could do it myself.? I have just worked out how to take the laptop apart, [watching Youtube as suggested ] husband has a small soldering iron but I guessing it might be little more technical than Im imagining, bit like trying to fill my own teeth to save money.!:eek:

Many thanks for your replies.

Sue~

totalsolutions

Got one in bits here. Remove ALL the screws from above and below. Remove the rear cosmetic cover for the screen hinges. More screws everywhere, under keyboard ?

Then you pry open the case with thin metal shims (0.4mm) around the edge. Does come apart - someone put it together - keep trying. Once in take photos. More very small wires in there that are locked in to their connectors, do not just pull them hard. It all comes apart, take your time. Record where parts go and in the order you removed them. Part from Maplins or on the web at Radio Spares (RS Components) about 80p.

A magnifying glass is handy. A small 15W soldering iron with 1.5mm tip, some solder. Easy to do with the small tools. Maplins sell a useful s'drivers set.

CHR15

suey2 wrote: »

husband has a small soldering iron but I guessing it might be little more technical than Im imagining,

It isn't, sounds like you are there already.

Taking apart is the difficult bit, the soldered points are simple enough.

If hubby isn't used to soldering, have a play about with a few old bits of wire to get used to how long you need to apply the heat for.

You've done the hard work (what you will be charged for), this final bit of soldering takes literally seconds.