Thoughts (and memories) on older models

[Red_Wolf_2]

Yeah, but this was cello tape, and it was also holding the faceplate of my floppy disk drive on (this was before they were obsolete)
Most unsurprisingly, the drive was dead when I got it both due to mechanical problems, and the dodgy ribbon cable. What exactly they did to my power control module I still dont know.

On the topic of the stickytape in laptops that holds down ribbons and cable bundles, does anyone know where to get it from? I've found on the machines that I've repaired, it tends to lose its stick when undone, and really needs to be replaced

[xAMDvsIntelx]

I'm no specialist when it comes to internal notebook tape, but I think the sticky tape is basically electrical wire. I would check around at computer repair stores and see what they use. Red_Wolf: I'm sorry to hear about that! I was under the impression the repair shop used regular electrical wire-like tape.

[Rachel]

I know exactly what you mean there and i am the same way myself. If a model is out of warranty there is no way that i would pay to have it done if i can do it myself. There was a time when i couldn't even couldn't fit a keyboard or dismantle a notebook but in the period of less than six months things have changed. I just fitted a new chasis to my sisters notebook yesterday and saved a lot of money by sourcing the casing and fitting it myself. I will also do the same with the graphics card for her.

That was why I became interested in doing the repairs myself, when the notebook fell outside of warranty...

[dragonesse]

The best thing about my Toshiba A25-S307 is the battery life. It's 2.5 years old and I still get a solid 3-3.5 hours of battery every day. I've had to replace a number of other things, but that battery just keeps on truckin... I love it.