Posts by jds580s

I have a Sager 5660 with a bad motherboard. Everything else is for sale with the exception of the hard drive. Most of the parts I believe fit the 5660 5670 5680 and 5690 since the motherboard is just about the only thing that...

My AC adapter came today, and unfortunately it didn't change the situation. Trying to start it results in the amber led turning green for about 1 second, then goes back to amber. No fans or drives spin, no beeps or anything. I know...

Just wanted to thank you all, I have a very similar problem, and was trying to decide if a new AC adapter would fix it or if I should scrap the laptop and buy something new. Mine is running off of an original sager adapter, but it had...

I think my AC Adapter is giving out and I need a replacement. Does anyone have a good source for 3rd party adapters? Ebay has a few but I notice they are not vented and looks like no fan inside. My old one suffered from overheating...

Thanks very much! Works great

I've posted this fix before, but it might help some who missed the old threads. In my experience you can back off the tension of the hinges to prevent cracks, but then your lid is so loose it doesn't stay in place due to the weight of...

I'm looking for one of the 5660 temp monitor programs. If I remember correctly 5660_temp.zip from this post http://www.notebookforums.com/showth...=&postid=84673 was supposed to be good, but the link to it is dead now. Does...

Thanks! I was looking all over for that manual when I did my crack repair/mod. Hinges are strong as steel now! Put a tutorial online for any interested http://onthez.com/www4/tutorials.php...nge_crack.html

I have posted a tutorial on how to fix a sager 56x0 with cracked hinges. For anyone who isn't covered under warranty any more (like myself) or if you just want a permanent fix to the problem take a...

I never did anything with the cracks I had. I thought about sending it back, but it wasn't worth it to me if they were only cosmetic. I slapped a piece of clear 1" tape around the area with the crack just to catch the pieces if...