Finally had a spare moment, I figured it would be a good time to replace the palmrest on my laptop.
I expected have a few hours to work without interuption.
I tried using electrical tape to keep it from cracking any further.
This did not work to well; when the laptop heated up the tape became plyable and failed to adhere to the plastic.
This close-up better shows the cracked corner pertruding underneth the tape.
I removed the tape and begin prepping the laptop for initial disassembly.
I examine the location of the screws which need to be removed.
I had to be careful as I attempted to remove the bottom cover.
The plastic around the fan vents was very brital and I didn't want to damage the case any further.
The internals now revealed the System board is covered with fine dust.
The cover is coated with fine dust. Later I will wipe down case, and clean the dust from parts.
The heat sink needed to be removed to gain access to the system board.
I have the heat sink resting upside down to prevent thermal paste from getting on things.
With the heat sink removed the system board is now exposed. I can now begin removing the system board
I had plan to replace the Palmrest, but after removing the system board,
I discovered that I would not be able to remove the touch pad without damaging it.
After unsuccesfully searching the web for a palmrest, with keyboard, and touchpad assembly included,
I decided I would attempt to repair the damaged corner.
I used fiberglass tape on the top and bottom sides of the palmrest.
I then liberaly applied epoxy resin to the top.
Letting it harden and set for two hours before doing the same to the underneth side
The hinge mount obstructed the placement of the fiberglass tape.
I applied fiberglass tape upto and around the mounts. I then applied epoxy resin liberaly around the mounts, and filled in cracks
The epoxy has set long enough to begin careful reassembly.
All parts have been cleaned-up, dusted and area setup to begin reassembly.
After re-mounting the system-board, I discovered a cable I neglected to connect.
I had to remove system-board to connect this cable.
The system has been re-mounted and laptop is now ready to have the heat sink installed. I will need to pickup some thermal paste before I can install the heat sink.
I cleaned up old thermal paste, then applied new thermal paste to critical areas.
Then re-mounted the heat sink. Battery re-installed, Laptop is now ready to test.
Now is when I discover if everything is properlyconnected.
Everything is going well today. I love it when things don't go as planned.
I love it when the system boots-up on the first try, and everything works.
It is very frustrating when you get things back together, only to discover a cable it not properlyconnected.
Close-up showing repaired corner after the laptop has been reassembled.
The epoxy has now cured for 24 hours, the repaired corner is very strong,
and should out last the laptop.