The big brother of the mini-notebook called Dell Mini 12 is the star today. These two figures give the diagonal: 12 inches and make a giant in the world of netbooks which the vast majority of computers capped at 10 inches. These two extra inches they have an interest to us to be tempted by the move to size up? This is what we’ll see. Handling, Ergonomics. An immediate advantage of this gain in size is the size of the touchpad. Spacious, it offers ease of use very valuable. Importantly, the surface is dull in contrast to the remains of the hull.

This allows better glide the finger. The keyboard already comfortable on a 10-inch model does not change so much here. In the photo above, you may notice also lost a good two inches on each side. Used, they would have avoided the resizing of some buttons with the arrow keys. To note, the keyboard and mouse buttons are soft, perhaps a bit too.

The webcam image is disturbed by movement. Better to remain static in the face and failing to appear in the image breaks. Beware the white balance. By default, it gives a purple. The captured sound is a bit smothered, and we have noticed some cracks in the recording. On edges of the device include: 3 USB, 1 RJ45 (10/100), 2 mini-jacks, an SD card reader 3 in 1 and 1 VGA. The subsistence level is ensured. Under the netbook, it accesses the battery and nothing else. No door to change the hard drive or add RAM.Calculations. Vista index 2.9. CPU 3.0 – 4.3 Memory – 2.9 Graphics – Game 3.0 – 4.3 HDD. All transactions on this machine are very long. The energizing requires 1min15 seconds against 30 seconds for the fastest netbook. The calculations of our new test procedure applied 4-6 times longer than the last 18 inches tested. This poor result cache is good news, he still carried out all operations. Just this requested considerably more time and this should be adopted.

On the operating system, I probably would not choose the version with Windows Vista (too heavy). The alternative Ubuntu is interesting for fans of free OS and free, yet I certainly my bearings on XP that works very well on these small machines.

A point on the video: limit yourself to SD (DVD etc..) And make a cross on High Definition. Play. The more you have of pixels displayed, more work is difficult for the graphics card. Here, the Dell Mini 12 must manage 1280×800 pixels, or 66% more pixels. Might as well be clear is mission impossible for recent games. Remain humble on old titles and also prefer the 2D. Audio. The speaker does not have transcended far from it. The maximum volume is low and the overall dish. Mobility Autonomy. With 1.2 kg on the scales and a charger 181 grams, the Mini 12 We were surprised by its lightness. Unfortunately we soon became disillusioned on this section because of its autonomy. Its small battery 2200mAh could take this model to two hours during our testing procedure. This is obviously far too low compared to the sizes of the discipline that can reach up to 5 hours.

A tutorial on how to repair an overheating Toshiba laptop. Warning: we cannot in any way be held liable for any damages you may cause to your laptop by following this tutorial, which was made for information purposes only. You are responsible for what you do.

In this two-part tutorial, we’ll see how to disassemble a laptop to fix the problem of a laptop that overheats.

Caution, however, the example is done with a Dell Inspiron laptop, and every laptop has its own architecture. You will certainly not find the items exactly the same place, but I hope this article will help you locate them anyway if you’re ready to disassemble your laptop. Regarding the laptop in this example, it gets very hot and it makes the PC switches itself off sometimes, probably because it reached the maximum level of security and temperature is warming up (its ’off). We will check the interior, put some thermal paste on the processor, dusting it off, and raise the laptop to allow air to be expelled from the pc correctly.

Explanations
1. Remove and open the laptop

The first thing to do would be to remove the battery from the laptop to remove any power on the one hand, and because it takes in most other cases. To do this, most of the time you have to push a small locket (white rectangle on the image below) and pull the battery at the same time to release it from its location.

Then he will need to unscrew all the screws you see under the laptop one by one (help yourself with a magnetized screwdriver or another magnet to get them out, to keep your nerves for the rest .

Then unscrew and remove the cover containing strips RAM.

Then you should see another door containing the hard drive of the laptop. On most PCs, it is like below the trap of memory (see also the tutorial to change a memory card on laptop), but it is on the side (front). There is a trap to unscrew to get this. Here we see a “tab” which is used to pull the drive out of the slot. Remove the hard disk.

Then if you have removed all the screws from the bottom, you should almost be able to separate the top and bottom of the hull of the laptop.
I say “almost” because for me it is not yet the case.

Note: do not force any to separate the two parties because there are cables to unplug and tablecloths inside. If you force you will break them.

In fact I still have screws on the back of the pc. These are the two screws that secure the screen as we shall see later. It must also remove.

If you look on the back of the PC, there are even other parts to remove. The output VGA (monitor) is attached by two screws at each end specific, we’ll have to unscrew them with a wrench.

Once this is done, return the pc screen and fold completely flat to put it. Then he’ll have to disengage the two “bridges” that serve plastic cover above the visor fittings. Go gently with a screwdriver for example, and it should be removed.
In this example, they are connected with the cache of lights and power button, it will therefore have to unclip everything.

Finally, the cache is full.

Then there are still screws removed in the cache.

There is also a screw that holds the shell in the center of the metal plate under the keyboard (the keyboard that no longer hold, you can return it without problem).

And these are the lower and upper hulls will finally be able to separate. But separate them very carefully, looking inside your PC because you’ll need to unplug cables at the same time: the water and the keyboard cable from the screen include.

Owning a Toshiba is a compromise between low price and constantly repairing something. When you decide to buy a Toshiba, you know you will have moments when you have to take it in shop, but if you want to save even more, you will repair it yourself.

When you want to disassemble a desktop, you just pull out the power cord and you whatever you want to do. Well, laptops are not that easy to handle. The compact design makes the laptop much more difficult to disassemble. So, when you want to change some component or you just want to clean the dust from the inside of the laptop you have to go through much more than if you would do the same thing to a desktop.

If you want to replace the laptop keyboard from your Toshiba you should know that it’s a task that requires some work. In the process you will have to follow six steps so you’ll get the best result.You will have to disconnect your laptop from all power supply. That means you will have to pull the power cord out and remove the battery as well. For removing the battery, locate release button on the bottom of the laptop.This button needs to be held in while the battery pack is slid free from the computer.

Remove all the screws from the bottom of the laptop. The number of screws depends on the model of the laptop. The general rule is one screw in every corner and one or two in the center. Now you have to slide the hard drive from the laptop; the hard drive will generally be located on the left or right side of the laptop (you will see a small symbol engraved into the laptop to denote its location).

Remove the two screws from the back of the computer that hold the screen’s hinges.Pull up gently on the screen until the two pegs that held the screen clear the holes in the laptop’s body. Make sure you do not pull too hard the wires that connect the laptop screen so they remain attached. By doing this, you release the screen from the body of the laptop.

Expose the laptop components by separating the two plastic halves of the laptops external case. Lifting up on the keyboard pad and flipping it on its face, you will notice a stripe leading out from the keyboard into the laptop. To can remove the keyboard, you must unscrew the metal piece that covers the computer’s motherboard.Once you have removed the metal piece, you will have to disconnect the cable that unites the keyboard and the motherboard. To do that you have to follow the strip cable to the motherboard connection; you will find a plastic tab that ensures the connection- pull it to remove the connector. Now you just remove the keyboard.Get the new keyboard ready to install.

Insert the end of the film-like connector into the plastic tab you released earlier. Now all you have to do is follow the steps backwards and reassemble the laptop.This is the basic procedure for replacing the keyboard on a Toshiba laptop. If you follow the steps as we said, you can’t do it wrong. The key is to be very careful to not disconnect any wires inside the laptop or do any damage to the components, because the room inside a laptop is very tight.

Low cost laptop owners deal with problems on their laptops all the time. One of the ideas of owning a product from a low cost brand is compromise between cost and durability. Another idea is to save money by doing all the repairs you can yourself. One of the most frequently asked questions by handy men on forums is “How to remove the bezel”.

First, you have to consider safety. Before doing any job on the hardware department, you have to unplug the power cord and remove the battery. Another thing is to be sure of what you should do for fixing the problem, because you might end up with more to reassemble than you should, and even cause some problems in areas you didn’t have to reach. Removing the Toshiba laptop bezel is useful only for repairs on the upper side of the laptop, the LCD area. Here, you can reach for repair the backlight, the inverter and the LCD screen. When it comes to tools, you need just a Philips screwdriver and a flathead screwdriver.

On Toshiba laptops, you will usually find four screws that secure the bezel. To reach the two on the top, remove the rubber bumpers that hide them. For the two bottom screws, you will have to remove the rectangular paste INS that hides them. After this, it shouldn’t be a problem unscrewing them, but be careful not to ruin the head, so use a screwdriver that matches.

Prying the plastic shell requires the flathead screwdriver and some force. You have to fit in the flathead when beginning to open the snap-together injection molding. Once you can see the snaps, you can act directly on them and it’s much easier.

The question now is if your problem is with the backlight or the inverter or the LCD. The first thing is to detach the backlight. Newer models of laptops don’t have a backlight because the new models of LCD don’t require one; it’s not a big deal, but an LCD  with no backlight can save you battery life. You need a small Phillips head screwdriver to remove the two small screws from the backlight.

If the problem with your Toshiba laptop is the backlight, you should proceed by changing it. It’s no big deal; you just have to see how the old one was installed and repeat that. If the problem is the LCD or the inverter, forget the backlight and let’s go further. Now, we will proceed by removing the LCD. Whatever the problem is, you can resolve it now.

Replace the LCD screen or the inverter and resemble the laptop. It shouldn’t be hard if you follow the steps backward. For an inexperienced person or if this is the first time inside that laptop, this is the key: remember what you did when you disassembled the laptop in the first place and do it backwards. If you do it right, you shouldn’t have pieces left except the tools you used and the replacing piece or pieces.

Doing an operation like Removing the Toshiba laptop bezel shouldn’t require too much effort. You should know that all basic procedures when repairing a laptop are simple once you get used to it. If the laptop you are repairing is your own laptop it’s much easier because you know the laptop very well after you look inside it a couple of times and it gets easier every time.

In this article we are going to go though the basics of Dell laptop monitor replacement. Since everyone is looking in our days to so the laptop repairs themselves at home, we though such an explanation would be useful for some of our readers. When it comes to Dell laptop monitor replacement, it’s difficult to explain the process for every laptop model so we have decided to focus on a specific model. Most laptop manuals explain how to take apart a laptop.  It’s sometimes better to consult the manual that came with your laptop or the ones which are available online from Dell as they are particularized for all the laptop models available on the market in this moment. We are going to go though the steps of removing the screen on a Dell Latitude laptop.

The first step when taking apart any electronic gadget is to make sure there is no electricity running though the gizmo because nobody wants to have unfortunate accidents at home. Take out the laptop’s battery and the power adapter from the unit before doing anything else. Look closely at the screen’s bezel and you will notice screws which are normally located on all the four corners of the display. Very often, these screws are hidden by rubber covers and you need to remove them with a sharp needle in order to gain access to the screws.

To remove the screws, you are going to need a Philips head screwdriver. These screws secure the plastic bezel and after they have been removed, the bezel has to be unsnapped from the rest of the lid with great caution because applying force can cause cracks or damages in the bezel. You could start from the right corner and then gently remove the bezel by going to the middle and then to the left side of the screen. There are latches made out of plastic that need to be unlocked. When the tabs are hidden, you could try and find them with a screwdriver. Just use the screwdriver between the bezel and the rest of the lid and move it around in there until you find the obstacle. Then you can press the bezel at that point and the latches should release.
After you remove the bezel, the screen will still be attached to the rest of the lid as there are some more steps which you must follow. There are four screws which need to be removed in this next step. After you’ve done that, carefully place the screen on the keyboard (put a towel between the two if you don’t want the LCD to get scratched) as there are still cables connecting the display to the back of the lid. There is a video cable which looks like a ribbon. It is used for delivering digital video signals to the display.

There is a push together connector which can be removed with a simple grasp right at the connector. Then you can pull it out carefully. Now you have to take care of the inverter connector. The inverted circuit is used to power the backlight of this Dell. The CCFL (which stands for Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp) requires high voltage in order to strike plasma. This kind of tube has a better life expectancy than the usual inverter and this is why most techs are going to replace the inverter before messing around and removing the backlight.

The next step will require removing that grey metal structure which keeps securing the display to the back light assembly. There are a dozen metal tabs which are bent into the depressions of that white plastic holder. They can easily be removed with the help of a small screwdriver. Dell has taped together the units on the top and bottom. This LCD uses a translucent light panel which comes in addition to the backlight. The light panel helps spread the back light evenly so there won’t be any differences of light between different parts of the screen.

The CCFL backlight is secured in a special channel with the help of a strip of copper tape. You can use the tape again or you can replace it. When you expose the CCFL you can then pull back those rubber insulators located on the ends and unsolder it. This CCFL tube is soldered to the inverter on both ends. Removing this back light is only necessary if this is the actual problem with the LCD, it does not have to be removed if you simply want to replace the screen with a new one.

When you have removed the ribbon tape, then you can remove the LCD and ignore the other steps presented afterwards. If you want to replace the monitor and put a new one in your Dell Latitude laptop, you have to reverse the process and put the display assembly back together. Connect the video cable again and hold the LCD back in its place until you put back all the screws to put the grey metal structure back in its place.

After that, put the screen bezel back but snapping it back into those latches which you had to locate with the help of the screwdriver. When the bezel is back in its place, you have o put the 4 screws back together. Make sure you hide them again using the rubber covers which you removed in the first place. It should be easier to put the rubber covers together as you noticed that Dell did a pretty good job in putting them in there. They were really difficult to remove. Then put the battery back in the laptop or connect the power adapter and turn on the laptop to check if the new display works.

As you can see, the process is pretty simple and you don’t need any exceptional tech knowledge to remove and replace the screen by yourself. If your laptop is still in the warranty period, we recommend you take it to a special computer service as you may void the warranty if you mess around inside the laptop.