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The Laptop Repair Workbook An Introduction to Troubleshooting and Repairing Laptop Computers Morris Rosenthal TABLE OF CONTENTS BEFORE WE BEGIN TROUBLESHOOTING 5 LAPTOP BASICS 7 WHAT'S MY LAPTOP WORTH? 18 SHOPPING FOR USED LAPTOPS 19 SHOPPING FOR NEW LAPTOPS 22 LAPTOP UPGRADES 26 THINGS THAT GO WRONG WITH LAPTOPS 29 BASIC REPAIR 34 TECHNIQUES SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS 39 TROUBLESHOOTING POWER PROBLEMS 43 TROUBLESHOOTING BATTERY PROBLEMS 47 LAPTOP VIDEO TROUBLESHOOTING 50 TROUBLESHOOTING LAPTOP OVERHEATING 55 TROUBLESHOOTING LAPTOP HARD DRIVES 57 TROUBLESHOOTING WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY 61 TROUBLESHOOTING MOTHERBOARD, CPU AND MEMORY 64 TROUBLESHOOTING LAPTOP DIAL-UP MODEMS 67 TROUBLESHOOTING 70 DVD/CD PLAYBACK AND RECORD iii TROUBLESHOOTING LAPTOP SOUND 75 WIRED NETWORK TROUBLESHOOTING 77 TROUBLESHOOTING 79 KEYBOARD, POINTER AND USB POWER FLOWCHART 83 BATTERY FLOWCHART 93 DISPLAY FLOWCHART 103 OVERHEATING FLOWCHART 113 DRIVE FLOWCHART 123 WIRELESS FLOWCHART 131 MOTHERBOARD, 141 CPU AND RAM FLOWCHART MODEM FLOWCHART 151 DVD/CD FLOWCHART 159 SOUND FLOWCHART 167 WIRED LAN FLOWCHART 17 5 KEYBOARD, POINTER AND USB FLOWCHART 183 iv