Posts by meekus

You'll need to replace the hinges. They can't be adjusted. To do so you'll need to completely disassemble the top half of the laptop's case and remove the speakers to get to the hinge base supports as well as the LCD lid to detach the...

Make sure that the laptop's lid isn't being squished against the laptop's body whilst inside the backpack by either other articles inside said backpack and/or during wearing of said backpack.

I'd say no, unless the laptop is specificially designed as such. Note the frequently missing 2nd HDD cable in most every laptop that only supports one HDD.

I've had a similar problem in the past with my laptops but in my case my Matshita (aka. Panasonic) DVD drive's laser pickup burned up or something. Replacement with a different brand of DVD drive solved my problems entirely. From what...

1. Yes and yes 2. Yes 3. Yes 4. No Note that Toshiba warranty coverage only covers the laptop's factory installed components and no user-installed upgrades so swap in your original HD come warranty service time.

Typically, but not always, Toshiba uses a type of thread locker on many of its laptops' case screws. The screws will still be removable but will require a bit more torque to do so. Make sure that your philips screwdriver is correctly...

IIRC, the HD is located under a cover on the bottom of the laptop's front right corner. There's like one screw holding the HD cover in place.

Ultimately you are the only one who can decide if you should or should not void your own warranty.

Turns out the DV-28 works perfectly--it was just set as IDE cable-select and the 5205 can't handle that at all. I read up on the laptop optical drive industry-standard JAE50 connector and saw that pin 47 is cable-select and controls how...

I just picked up a replacement TEAC DV-28 DVD/CD-ROM to replace my dead TEAC DW-224E DVD-ROM/CD-R fixed optical drive. Trouble is that when the DV-28 drive inserted into the fixed drive bay, it isn't detected by the laptop. It does...