As part of the shipment I am sending to a school in Zimbabwe I have
been donated a 5300c laptop. The machine works fine, but the
plastic frame holding the screen has come apart with a gap on the
hinge end and a gap at the bottom of the screen. Squeezing the
frame together reseats it fine, but it will not stay in position. I
am guessing that some plastic retaining clips have been broken off
in a fall?
Any ideas on repairing this frame?
Actually it's a design fault that plagued the 5300 for most of its life.
One solution I've seen people use is to pass packing tape through
between the screen and the body of the machine, squeeze the screen
together and then squish the packing tape on to hold it together.
I was always somewhat careful when closing/opening mine to support
the base of the screen properly.
http://www.lowendmac.com/pb2/5300.shtml
Have fun,
Shay
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=== Shay Telfer
Perth, Western Australia Technomancer The love of liberty is the love
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