Still trudging along

Hey everyone,

      Blessings to all this week, I'm currently still been working on more video tutorials to give people some visuals to follow along with. I'm trying to decide if it is better to capture multiple tutorials at the same time or start and finish one tutorial. Either way, progress is still being made. I updated this weeks Tips, and hope that they are put to great use, I know they've helped me abundantly. This week, I plan to start adding some information to the forums about applications I use, technologies I plan to cover, etc. I hope to get some feedback on things needing to be covered and if there are other products that people find useful that I haven't listed. Well, I guess that's it for now.

Be Blessed!

How To Wipe your Hard Drive

Hey everyone,

Below is my first vidwo tutorial showing you how to utilize Darik's Boot and Nuke v.2.2.6(BETA) to securely wipe data off of hard drives. Leave any comments and subscribe as I roll out more tutorials and reviews. Be Blessed.

Continued Developments

Happy Friday Everyone,

     Still working on the finally touches of the first video tutorial, and if you haven't noticed yet I've made several additions to the Blog. On the right side of the page =====>> You'll find two weekly tip posts. Every week I'll update these tips with a new tech tool and tip, so keep coming back to stay updated. I've also created a forum at the bottom of the blog which allows the community to post a help request, ask for consulting advice, provide feedback on the Blog and forum, as well as make suggestions on topics to discuss or suggestions for new tutorials and reviews. Lastly, for those who find it convenient to follow my blog through e-mail, I added a special section just for you!! :-) Below the Tech News section on the right column, there is a spot to "Follow by email". More developments and ideas on the way! Until next time, Be blessed.

Update:: Apparently, comments were not enabled for visitors, and restricted. I opened up the comments as well as adjusted the timezone to Eastern. Apologies to any readers that experienced any issues with these items.

Replacing LCD Display in Compaq Presario CQ56

As I mentioned in my previous post, today I worked on my sisters laptop to replace the LCD display. Apparently, in the middle of the night, my sister decided to use her laptop as slippers and not only cracked the display but also the corner of the top chassis.

Here's some pictures of what it looked like before I replaced the display. 

The screen is cracked in an arc so all of the light blue is caused by the crack.

 

I thought it was funny because it almost looked like the laptop was frowning, especially when the dark purple and black was along the entire crack.


The one thing I found hilarious is how difficult it was to match the laptop with getting the right part. It was almost like they were trying to prevent me from repairing it, LOL. Unlike most manufacturers, this system didn't have the serial number or Part Number on the bottom of the laptop, nor in the system OS for the best I could tell. After some Internet research, I discovered how to pull up the system information (by pressing the function key (FN), and Escape (ESC), then off the serial number I had to do more research to
discover the exact part I needed, which is (CQ56-115DX) for those who could find it helpful. We purchased the part from Vivo Technology using Amazon for around $60, and I plan on making them my goto company for any other system repairs that come up. Here's there link http://www.vivotechnology.net/ , check them out for some quality products.

Okay, so here is the crazy thing about this repair. I do not understand why manufactures design systems where it is difficult to replace simple components. In MOST systems, the display can be replaced by simply removing the screws along the edge of the display, the Dell laptops I typically work on our very easy to access....not so with this system. Compaq/HP designed this system where the screws are behind the backside of the chassis and cannot be accessed without risk of striping the screws. I had to disassemble the entire laptop just to remove the screws holding the display chassis together, check out the pic.
 


After removing 7-keyboard screws, 10 chassis screws, hard drive access panel and two chassis screws underneath that, memory/wireless access panel and one screw, removing the keyboard and a screw underneath it, then disconnect the data cable for multiple devices i finally had access to remove the hinge just enough to access the screws in the display chassis.



Finally, I switched the display and put everything back as it was, with no "spare" parts. ;-)



Ta DA!!! It's all beautiful again!!



My sister was thrilled to have her laptop like new again and saved a lot of money in the process. For info on all the steps needed to replace the display or other parts on the Compaq Presario CQ56 check out this link that I used as a reference. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amNT9XdBpN0

Until next time, Be Blessed.

Greetings!!

Hey Everyone,

Thanks for checking out my blog. I'm SkyFire815, and I'm the tech guru looking out for you! I decided to create this blog to post helpful tips, tutorials, and reviews that address tools, tech news, and new technology. I also plan to provide a space that readers can seek technical help and advice, as well as leave suggestions on things they would like covered.

Later today, I'm going to post my latest experience replacing a Laptop LCD Display that has been cracked, right now the screen looks like it is frowning, LOL!! :-)

I have several videos that I'm working on, to post in the upcoming weeks. This weekend, I'm going to post a tutorial video on how to confidently and securely wipe (aka. Blank or Zero) a hard drive, with a very easy tool. A few weeks later, I plan to link one of the more in-depth videos which is a hands-on look at Windows 8 metro interface with IE10, and Office 365. I have a lot of plans for the blog, and I hope that people find it helpful and informative, until then Be Blessed.