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Denzil_DC

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14. Yes, it does, and yes it is!

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Reply #13)

Sat May 11, 2013, 10:07 PM

May 2013

With the Dells I've worked on, you have to go in through the keyboard, not the back. I'll bear this in mind next time somebody asks about working on a laptop (and maybe even check out Youtube before replying!). It doesn't make that much difference to the whole process in the end (though taking the screen off is a bit of a bore), but given the failure rate, soldered power connectors are a definite design fault.

I don't have this problem because my laptop's effectively a workstation. I unplug the adaptor from the mains when I want it disconnected, and leave the plug in the laptop, which saves wear and tear.

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