Okay, this is a bit much for most of you who don't really want to mess around with hardware, but for those of you with a laptop who may have wondered what is going on under the covers, and who may want to attempt a repair on your own, this will prove most helpful.
A word of warning: when disassembling a laptop it is entirely possible that one small slip could make the whole thing impossible to put back together again, so be very careful and follow directions if you ever want to attempt any of these repairs.
This comes from our good friend from way down under at http://www.technibble.com/.
"There is a huge percentage of Computer Technicians out there know how to fix both laptops and desktops. However, the problem with repairing laptops is getting them apart. There are often screws hidden under stickers, special clips that need to be squeezed in a certain way and usually the laptop needs to be disassembled in a certain order.
Of course, it helps if you have a Service Guide to show you how to get the laptop apart; but they are sometimes difficult to get. For example, Apple only allows their service manuals to be viewed by AASP certified businesses/technicians and other brands guard their service manuals fairly closely as well.
Because of this, I have created this small list of sites where you can obtain Laptop teardown guides.
Official Sources
These are some of the manufacturers that actually share their tear down guides. The majority do not.
Many of these links contain other information about the laptop (drivers, specifications etc..), so look for either the “Maintenance Guide” or “Service Guide” on these pages.
Dell Laptops
HP & Compaq Laptops
Toshiba Thinkpad Laptops
Other Sources
Tims Laptop Service Manuals – Large list of laptop repair manuals. Scroll about 1/4 down the page to see the manuals.
Inside My Laptop – Guide on how to replace various laptop parts.
EServiceInfo – A large (somewhat unorganised) archive of service manuals.
IFixIt – IFixIt has teardown guides for Apple computers, PCs and many other consumer electronics.
Of course, if you want to know how to repair laptops (brand unspecific) then I highly recommend Podnutz’s Laptop Repair Videos.
It is difficult to get service guides for many brands so if you know of any other resources, please post them in the comments below."
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