Recently got a Fujitsu LH700 (working condition) to sell and I thought how about cannibalise some parts from it.
Turning my K42Jr into an X42Jr soon.
First thing that got swapped is the wireless card.
Atheros AR9285/5B95 got swapped in favour for the really good Intel Centrino 6300 Ultimate-N card from the Fujitsu.
Next step is a CPU transplant.
I know how to get to the motherboard but what baffles me is the amount of things holding it down.
Last week while replacing the rattling fan for my friend's K42 I noticed how hard it was for the motherboard to be pulled up despite undoing all the screws and freeing the left-side connectors from the clips at the side of the case.
It seems I also broke a few case clips and a screw post at the top left corner of the laptop (the one with the Altec and SRS logo).
The broken screw post does seem like a common issue - Asus Singapore took my laptop in late last year because I bricked the board in a BIOS flash and when it came back the screw at that point was glued it.
I was so pissed I camped at the centre way past closing hours just to ensure they fixed it so that I once again had a screw that could at least work like a screw.
I don't want to damage my laptop in the process of the CPU transfer... So any idea guys?
Additionally, where does one get a hold on the exotic plastic tape they use to seal the fan to the heatsink? That stuff bends and warps easily and once removed its near impossible to paste it back.
quite Impressive yeah..