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Difficulty Moderate Steps 16 Time Required 10 - 30 minutes Sections 1 Random Access Memory (RAM) 16 steps Flags 0 BackCompaq Armada 1585DMT Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction Before beginning, be sure to power off your laptop and disconnect it from any power sources or external cables/devices. Remember: Always take care when disconnecting and reconnecting cable pins and RAM sticks, as any damage to the pins and/or connectors can cause the device to not work properly....

Disc drive basics What is a Blu-ray? What is a CD-ROM? What is a CD-R? What is a CD-RW? What is a DVD? What is a DVD-R? Full list of CD and other disc drive terms. CD-R and CD-RW help and support. CD-ROM help and support. DVD help and support. Disc drive drivers. Disc companies Traxdata Disc drive companies Adaptec Addonics Archos BenQ Creative GoldStar Golden Hawk Hewlett Packard I/O Magic InterVideo JVC Kanguru LG Electronics LITE-ON Margi Optiarc Panasonic Pioneer Plextor Sanyo Sigma Designs Sony TDK Toshiba Yamaha Zoran Third-party disc drive pages Legacy computer manufacturers The following is a list of companies that have made disc drives in the past but no longer list disc drives in their product listing....

Name: Danah Boyd Born: November 24, 1977 as Danah Michele Mattas in Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA Computer-related contributions Social media scholar, youth researcher & advocate and author. Works at Microsoft Research, New York University Media Culture & Communication and the Harvard Berkman Center for Internet & Society. Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. Writes for DMLcentral blog where she addresses issues of youth and technology use....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 4 Time Required Suggest a time?? Sections 1 Hinge 4 steps Flags 2 In Progress This guide is a work in progress. Reload periodically to see the latest changes! Member-Contributed Guide An awesome member of our community made this guide. It is not managed by iFixit staff. BackDell Inspiron 11-3147 Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide...

Student-Contributed Wiki An awesome team of students from our education program made this wiki. The computer shows no sign of powering on or booting up. There may be leftover electrical charge stored in the computer that is preventing it from turning on. Remove both the power supply and battery from the computer. Hold down the power button for at least a minute. Plug only the power supply back into the computer and press the power button....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 6 Time Required 10 - 15 minutes Sections 2 Battery 5 steps Heatsink 1 step Flags 1 Needs Better Images Better photos will improve this guide. Help out by taking, editing, or uploading new ones! BackDell Inspiron 13-5368 Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction What you need Step 1...

Difficulty Moderate Steps 8 Time Required 9 - 20 minutes Sections 1 Display Assembly 8 steps Flags Member-Contributed Guide An awesome member of our community made this guide. It is not managed by iFixit staff. BackDell Inspiron 1410 Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction What you need Step 1 Removing the Mylar Tape Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer....

Difficulty Easy Steps 10 Time Required 7 - 8 minutes Sections 1 Hard Drive 10 steps Flags Featured Student Guide This guide has been the hard work of our awesome students and is found to be exceptionally cool by the iFixit staff. BackDell Inspiron 17-7746 Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction If there are important pictures, documents, or files on the drive that you do not want to lose, go to a local computer store and they should be able to let you know if the data is recoverable....

Difficulty Easy Steps 7 Time Required 15 minutes Sections 3 Battery 2 steps Keyboard 3 steps Optical Drive 2 steps Flags 0 BackDell Inspiron 15 (3520) Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction What you need Step 1 Battery Turn off notebook Set the notebook upside down with the battery facing away from you....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 5 Time Required 20 minutes Sections 1 Network Card 5 steps Flags 0 BackDell Latitude E6410 Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction What you need Step 1 Network Card Remove your computer’s power cord and place upside down on your desk. Remove your battery. Remove your computer’s power cord and place upside down on your desk....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 5 Time Required 7 minutes Sections 2 Battery 2 steps Memory 3 steps Flags 1 Member-Contributed Guide An awesome member of our community made this guide. It is not managed by iFixit staff. BackDell Latitude E6440 Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications What you need Step 1 Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the Battery Make sure all external components are removed from the device( ie....

Difficulty Easy Steps 8 Time Required Suggest a time?? Sections 3 Open the Case 2 steps Optical Drive 2 steps Hard Drive 4 steps Flags 0 BackDell Optiplex 745 Small Form Factor Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction Step 1 Opening the case Pull the tab and the lid will pop up. Pull the tab and the lid will pop up....

Difficulty Easy Steps 7 Time Required 7 - 15 minutes Sections 3 Battery 3 steps Service Cover 2 steps Memory Module 2 steps Flags 1 Member-Contributed Guide An awesome member of our community made this guide. It is not managed by iFixit staff. BackDell Vostro 3500 Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction What you need Step 1...

Difficulty Moderate Steps 6 Time Required 20 minutes Sections 3 Battery 2 steps Front and Rear Camera 2 steps Motherboard 2 steps Flags 0 BackDell XPS 10 Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction “Do not use metal tools to pry connectors off the board. You can cause a short circuit and fry your motherboard if you do so....

This is a troubleshooting guide for the Dell XPS M1210. Here you can find how to check your BIOS version, RAM Memory, and the laptop’s fan. Student-Contributed Wiki An awesome team of students from our education program made this wiki. The most up-to-date BIOS version is A08. Having the most up-to-date BIOS helps verify you have the latest fixes for your laptop’s ability to communicate with its hardware. To verify your running BIOS version, open Command Prompt (cmd....

Difficulty Very easy Steps 3 Time Required 2 minutes Sections 1 Battery 3 steps Flags 0 BackDell XPS M1530 Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction Step 1 Battery Turn the computer upside down with the battery facing you. Turn the computer off and disconnect the charging cable from the computer. Failure to unplug the charging cable may result in electric shock....

Student-Contributed Wiki An awesome team of students from our education program made this wiki. Check to see if you are getting a light from the device screen or the charging port. If you are not seeing a light that means you are not getting any power from the cable or wall. Check the cable from the wall to device and be sure it is sturdy and properly plugged in. If the connections are proper then your issue is most likely within the cable and will need a replacement cable....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 12 Time Required 30 minutes - 1 hour Sections 1 Draft Inducer Motor 12 steps Flags 0 BackCarrier Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction When a draft inducer motor stops working, the entire gas furnace will cease operation, so it’s important that you replace it as soon as possible. A loud whining noise is characteristic of a failing draft inducer motor, as the bearings inside are wearing out....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 5 Time Required 15 - 30 minutes Sections 1 Solar Panel 5 steps Flags Featured Student Guide This guide has been the hard work of our awesome students and is found to be exceptionally cool by the iFixit staff. BackFosera Scandle 200 Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction What you need Step 1...

Name: Fred Baker Born: 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA Computer-related contributions American engineer, specializing in developing computer network protocols for the Internet. Since 1989, Baker has been involved with the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force), the body that develops standards for the Internet. Baker served as IETF chair from 1996 to 2001.