Anyone here replaced their laptop's hinge before?

[kyrax12]

If so, was it a difficult process for you?

Also, ever reapplied thermal paste on your cpu or gpu?

The reason I am asking is because I want to be prepared to do so in the future.

 

[TheStu]

It depends on the laptop. Sometimes it's easy, sometimes it's hard.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

iFixit has a lot of teardowns, often with videos. I find them invaluable.

 

[Samastrike]

I replaced my laptop CPU for an i7 2620m a couple of months ago and repasted the CPU and GPU while I was at it.
A few days ago I helped a friend take apart his laptop because the fan stopped spinning and it was constantly overheating, managed to fix the fan and repasted his CPU and GPU while I was at it.
Both times I used some isopropanol and kitchen towel to remove the majority of the OEM paste and a small screwdriver for any stubborn bits not on the die.

 

[kyrax12]

I replaced my laptop CPU for an i7 2620m a couple of months ago and repasted the CPU and GPU while I was at it.
A few days ago I helped a friend take apart his laptop because the fan stopped spinning and it was constantly overheating, managed to fix the fan and repasted his CPU and GPU while I was at it.
Both times I used some isopropanol and kitchen towel to remove the majority of the OEM paste and a small screwdriver for any stubborn bits not on the die.

Was it a difficult process for you?

 

[Samastrike]

Well the first time I wasn't too sure what I was doing but it is simple enough. Watch a few video guides of people doing the same thing to get an idea of how to do it and then have a go.
Just be gentle, especially on the die and around the resistors (at least I assume that's what they are) positioned around the die.

 

[AnMig]

depends on the lap top, youtube usually has some good dissasembly video's.

For me the scariest part is those flimsy data ribbons, with my failing vision its hard to see if they are clamped own or just inserted. The ribbons are the most fragile part of the process I believe.

peace