I have a p3-500 Dell Latitude LS notebook. Its like 3-4 yrs old and has only one USB port. That one USB port has started causing problems (it powers on and off on random) and after many tests i have come to the conclusion that some of its internal connections have gone loose and need to be resoldered. Therefore i need to open this puppy up and get some heat on.
Now the problem is even after unscrewing ALL visible screws on the laptop i still cant get it to open up. It seems some part of it is clipped on and i cant seem to figure out which one.
So i was wondering if any of you have any experience with dell laptops and if anybody knows where i can find some documentation regarding dell laptop repair and maintenance. Or any other info that can help my cause. Thanks in advance.
Gizzy ill take some pics of the laptop.. problem is the USB aint working so i cant transfer any pics to it. :p Ill try still. And i havent been able to take the keyboard out.. will try that today.
Tofi i took out everything possible still no luck. :(
I am glad to announce that my assumption about the USB's contacts getting loose was right and with the help of the service manual above i was able to get to the root of the problem and even though i havent properly fixed it (resoldering the contacts) i have found a temporary solution and will be fixing the thing properly in a few days.