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Featured Featured Guide Difficulty Moderate Steps 47 Time Required Suggest a time?? Sections 1 CPU Heatsink Fan Assembly 47 steps Flags 2 Featured Guide This guide has been found to be exceptionally cool by the iFixit staff. Member-Contributed Guide An awesome member of our community made this guide. It is not managed by iFixit staff. BackSony Vaio VPCZ2 Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link...

Difficulty Difficult Steps 1 Time Required 20 - 25 minutes Sections Glass / Digitizer Only 1 step Flags Member-Contributed Guide An awesome member of our community made this guide. It is not managed by iFixit staff. BackSony Xperia Z5 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 Sony Xperia Z5 glass only replacement In this guide you will learn how to replace cracked glass in your Xperia Z5 smarpthone....

Difficulty Difficult Steps 6 Time Required 15 - 20 minutes Sections 2 Front Panel 1 step LCD 5 steps Flags 1 Needs Better Images Better photos will improve this guide. Help out by taking, editing, or uploading new ones! BackSony Xplod CDX-MP30 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...

Difficulty Moderate Steps 6 Time Required Suggest a time?? Sections 1 Step By Step Guide For Installing a portable AC 6 steps Flags Member-Contributed Guide An awesome member of our community made this guide. It is not managed by iFixit staff. BackPortable Air Conditioner 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...

Difficulty Moderate Steps 5 Time Required 20 minutes Sections 1 Back Cover 5 steps Flags 2 Bullets! Better coordination with markups and the color/type of bullets will help make this guide more clear! Needs Better Images Better photos will improve this guide. Help out by taking, editing, or uploading new ones! BackSupersonic Matrix SC-91MID Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide...

Difficulty Very easy Steps 5 Time Required 10 minutes Sections 1 Battery 5 steps Flags 2 Inconsistent Images Updating the images on this guide to be more consistent with the prerequisites would increase its awesomeness. Markup Mishap This guide needs better markups. Help out by correcting or making some markup annotations. BackToshiba NB205 N330PK Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide...

Difficulty Easy Steps 2 Time Required 2 - 5 minutes Sections 1 Battery 2 steps Flags 0 BackToshiba Satellite A105-S4074 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 To prevent electrical shock, make sure the computer is turned off; and disconnect the power adapter from the computer and electrical outlet prior to beginning any repairs on this device....

The laptop is unresponsive and won’t turn on after pushing the power button. The power button is broken. Reference the tear down guide for signs of breaking or malfunction. The battery is malfunctioning. Try removing the battery and plugging it into the power supply to see if it turns on. If it still does not turn on the problem may be in the:Hard DriveMemory Card(s)Motherboard Make sure your battery is locked into the laptop....

Difficulty Difficult Steps 11 Time Required 15 minutes Sections 2 Motherboard 7 steps Capacitor 4 steps Flags 0 BackVerizon M1424WR 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 Motherboard Flip the device so that the bottom is facing up. Flip the device so that the bottom is facing up....

Difficulty Easy Steps 4 Time Required 3 minutes Sections 2 Dome Cover 2 steps LED 2 steps Flags Action Shots Be an action hero! This guide needs images that better demonstrate how to perform specific actions. Better Introduction Improve this guide by completing or revising its introduction. BackVivotek FD8169 Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes...

Laptop docking stations offer a convenient way to convert your laptop from a portable system to something more like a desktop. After all, even the best laptop can’t include every port you need! Docking stations let you create an efficient workspace; they let you connect full-size keyboards, mice, speakers, and even a 4K monitor that wouldn’t be possible in a portable system. The world of docking stations has become more diverse than ever....

A function used with Twitter and other services that give a post or tweet a keyword. For example, someone could use the #computer hashtag to let others know it relates to computers and have it easily found and sorted. All hash tags begin with a hash character, which is the symbol (#) above the 3 on U.S. keyboards. How to use the hashtag Any word can be treated as a hashtag, however, it’s better to only select a few words you believe others may be looking for or that are trending....

Hybrid cloud is a term for two or more clouds (private, community, or public) that are bound together, offering the benefits of multiple deployment models. The individual clouds may be composed of separate service providers. The hybridization allows the user to extend the capability or capacity of the cloud service by integrating or aggregating it with another service. Hybrid clouds can enable an IT organization to meet temporary capacity needs that cannot be met by a private cloud....

A photo filter is a pre-made template for adjusting the contrast, color balance, and other aesthetic settings of a digital photo. Instead of manually adjusting these aspects, a filter can be applied to quickly achieve the desired effect. While filters were once limited to photo editing programs like Photoshop, social networks like Instagram, Snapchat, and Facebook have made them widely available. Since filters are intended to be a one-size-fits-all solution to photo editing, a pre-made filter produces varied results....

A printer driver is a computer device driver responsible for sending data and instructions between a computer and the computer printer. Without a printer driver your computer would be unable to communicate with the printer. Device driver, Printer terms Related information A listing of computer printer drivers and manufacturers is available on our printer driver page. Printer help and support.

A registered user may refer to any of the following: A registered user is an individual who has sent in information about themselves or the product they purchased to the respected company. A registered user may also refer to an individual who is signed up for a service. For example, users who sign up for the Computer Hope forums become a registered user of the forms and allow them to post and comment on other posts....

Short may refer to any of the following: When referring to a measurement, short is a small distance or amount of time. With electricity, short is another term for short circuit, which is when excessive electrical current travels along an unintended path between two nodes that can lead to device damage. For example, dust can cause a short circuit on a motherboard, causing damage to its components. Short or short for describes a shortened version of a word or phrase....

In computing, a stylus is an instrument shaped like a pen, designed to be used with graphics tablets or devices that use touch screen input. It is used to write or draw on a screen, similar to how you would on a sheet of paper. Unlike a pen, styluses have a plastic or felt tip depending on its purpose and functionality. The picture shows the Palm Z22 stylus. Which devices use a stylus?...

PCI IRQ steering is a feature created to fix problems with interrupt sharing between PCI cards on computers. It was first supported in Windows with the introduction of Windows 95 OSR 2.5 running under a BIOS that also supported PCI IRQ Steering. When enabled, PCI IRQ Steering allows two or more PCI cards to use the same interrupt by dynamically mapping the devices interrupt using PnP. IRQ Steering in Windows Device Manager IRQ holder for PCI steering is an error found in the Windows Device Manager if Microsoft Windows is installed with PnP disabled....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 7 Time Required 1 hour Sections 2 Back Cover 4 steps LCD Screen 3 steps Flags 0 BackSony Xperia M4 Aqua 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 Back Cover Place the phone face-down, and use a heat gun or hair dryer to evenly heat the back surface until to soften the adhesive....