How to Repair a Fraying MacBook Power Cord
byHardware: MacBook Power adapter electrical tape 1/2″ Head Shrink Tubing Fraying MacBook power cord Confession Time, 12/22/13: Now that I’ve repaired this cord in the…
Computers
How to Remove and Replace Keyboard Keys on a Unibody MacBook Pro
byHow to remove and replace keyboard keys on your MacBook Pro Hardware: Unibody MacBook Pro (any size: 13″, 15″, 17″) any Macbook Pro (older…
How to Fix a Striped Display on a Dell Optiplex 320
byHardware Dell Optiplex 320 Tower Micron MT16HTF12864AY-667D4 200716 CBNCHLF013 1GB 2RX8 PC2-5300U-555-12-E0 1GB, DDR2, 667, CL5 Display showing vertical lines on a Dell Optiplex…
How to Scan Large Format Blueprints For Cheap
byHardware: Large-Format Scanner (only if you want to go buy one for $1,000+) USB drive Foundation Wall Details from my Paternal Grandparent’s Home, Designed…
How to Replace or Upgrade the Hard Drive on a Lacie Porsche 500GB External USB Drive
byHardware: LACIE Design by F.A. Porsche 301103U 500GB 7200 RPM External Hard Drive Any SATA 5 1/2″ internal (replacement) drive LACIE 500GB External Hard…
How To Reset the Password on a HP Mini Running Windows 7
byA co-worker of mine forgot the password for her netbook and brought it to me. I’d never recovered a password on a Windows machine…
How to Replace the Power Supply in a Dell Optiplex GX520
byWe’ve had the fan on the power supply of these computers go out four times now (out of the 24 GX520’s we own). Here…
How to Fix a Jumpy Mouse or Cursor
byHardware: any old-fashioned roller-ball mouse If you feel a thump-thump-thump when you move your mouse around or if when you move your mouse the…
How To Remove Hard Drive Magnets
byI’ve been taking things apart since before I can remember (I’ve been told) and therefore I’ve always wanted to look inside hard drives once…
How to Replace the Battery in an APC Smart-UPS 1500
byThe batteries in APC Battery Backups don’t last forever. Luckily the batteries are easy to replace on your own. Hardware: APC Smart-UPS 1500 APC…