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post #141 of 1095
5/17/04 at 1:20am
just wanted you guys ta know that i did the chassis mod, and man does my 8600 feel more solid. And it's much more professional lookin'.
i took my lappy home with me, and my dad, who has the M60 was like, "where'd you get the money ta get an M60???" HAHAHAHA

my $1600 8600 looks just like my dad's $3500 M60, hehehehe And it feels exactly the same.

also, i'm about to do an LED mod for the lights on the center console. love the power button LED that the D800 has, but i want it ta be BLUE I do cellphone mods, and the LEDs look about the same size, so i'll be doin' that tomorrow after my last FINAL!!!!!! YEA!!!!!!! What color should i make the power button, battery, and CPU thinking LEDs??? I have blue, red, and white LEDs to play with.

-Yi Chen
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post #142 of 1095
5/17/04 at 10:31am
Blue!!!!!!. Im going to give the LED mod other try just hope i didnt burn out the LEDS. is it posible to test the led with a AA,AAA or 9 volt battery
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post #143 of 1095
5/17/04 at 10:04pm
hey guy,
I'm seriously thinking about doing the chasis mod for my I8600. But unfortunately i can't find the center console/power button cover piece on Ebay for days now. I saw one for bit but i jumped in too late and some guy "feng_" something outbid me. Anyway, do you know where to get that particular center console piece???? All the other parts are available pretty readily. Thanks for any input!

Tom
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post #144 of 1095
5/18/04 at 12:28am
send this guy an e-mail: ajm123us1@hotmail.com
His name's Aaron. Really really cool guy. I got the outter LCD lid, inner LCD trim bezel, and palm rest from him. All were basically in brand new condition! I don't know if he has any center consoles left, but you can ask him, i'm sure he'll look for you. But yea, def. do the chassis mod., it's def. worth it!

-Yi Chen
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post #145 of 1095
5/18/04 at 12:33am
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Originally Posted by ttriple
hey guy,
I'm seriously thinking about doing the chasis mod for my I8600. But unfortunately i can't find the center console/power button cover piece on Ebay for days now. I saw one for bit but i jumped in too late and some guy "feng_" something outbid me. Anyway, do you know where to get that particular center console piece???? All the other parts are available pretty readily. Thanks for any input!

Tom
http://www.parts-people.com/index.ph...28&prevstart=0

Here's one for the I8500 that would be compatible...aside from the 8500 logo.
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post #146 of 1095
5/18/04 at 12:37am
Thanks Yi Chen,
How do you know this guy? Is he an Ebayer? what about the cost for those parts?? Please tell me more about him. Thanks!

Tom
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post #147 of 1095
5/18/04 at 12:40am
yea, he's an eBayer, and he also builds laptops from scratch! i got those three parts for $45. Just send him an e-mail and let'm know what you need, i'm sure he'll find'm for ya!

-Yi Chen
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post #148 of 1095
5/18/04 at 1:59am
But taping up vents with silver electrical tape makes the laptop look smooth and cool! Awwwww man.....
stu
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post #149 of 1095
5/18/04 at 11:51am
ttriple:
So it was you who raised the bid...... hehe.... same as you, I spent lots of time to spot the center button cover at ebay
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post #150 of 1095
5/18/04 at 12:01pm
me and this guy here was about to go for the same LCD WUXGA and we come to a conclusion so we dont race each other for it. lol

dont u j ust hate this. i only bit on the last hr and keep on it till the last min
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post #151 of 1095
5/18/04 at 7:31pm
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Originally Posted by gsfeng
ttriple:
So it was you who raised the bid...... hehe.... same as you, I spent lots of time to spot the center button cover at ebay
OMG!!!!!!!!!!! So you were the one I was bidding againstt!!! I tried to be slick and waited till there were only 4 mins left to bid on it. I outbidded you but then out of nowhere you came back with a higher bid! I came back with with another bid ( i think it was $6.50) but time ran out!!! I was pissed knowing that the center console is hard to find. Anyway, enjoy and happy modding! Where are you from by the way?

Tom
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post #152 of 1095
5/18/04 at 8:26pm
I also added that to my watching list, and was going to bid in last 5 secs. However, I went to bed and forgot it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...EBWA%3AIT&rd=1
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post #153 of 1095
5/18/04 at 11:24pm
and the plot thickens ::dun dun dunnnnn::
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post #154 of 1095
5/19/04 at 2:27am
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Originally Posted by ttriple
OMG!!!!!!!!!!! So you were the one I was bidding againstt!!! I tried to be slick and waited till there were only 4 mins left to bid on it. I outbidded you but then out of nowhere you came back with a higher bid! I came back with with another bid ( i think it was $6.50) but time ran out!!! I was pissed knowing that the center console is hard to find. Anyway, enjoy and happy modding! Where are you from by the way?

Tom
Hi, I from Malaysia, curently at Mobile, Alabama.
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post #155 of 1095
5/19/04 at 10:56am
that where they make Chip. well AMD ones. can u get them cheap
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post #156 of 1095
5/19/04 at 12:21pm
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Originally Posted by gsfeng
Hi, I from Malaysia, curently at Mobile, Alabama.
Mobile, Alabama is a longggggggggggg way from Maylasia. What are you doing there in Mobile? I have relatives there.

Tom
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post #157 of 1095
5/19/04 at 5:03pm
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Originally Posted by ttriple
Mobile, Alabama is a longggggggggggg way from Maylasia. What are you doing there in Mobile? I have relatives there.

Tom
Hehe....... it is a loooooooooooooong way as you said Well, came here to study and just finished my master degree in Electrical Eng. but have a hard time getting a job

Wish me luck........ hahaha
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post #158 of 1095
5/19/04 at 6:41pm
Hi, I am doing the palmrest swap but I wonder what you guys used to cover the hole in the right hand side where the usb located?

Darn, the palmrest i got has minor scatch
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post #159 of 1095
5/21/04 at 3:28pm
yo gsfeng, greeting from KL here... !
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post #160 of 1095
5/21/04 at 5:35pm
Whatever happened to the tutorial on putting the LED in the top behind the screen. I really want to change mine out, but don't know how the LED was wired in those pics.
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