Fixed Laptop Hinge
With the help of Mark at work, my laptop is now fixed again! We took apart the screen to find that Sony made the panel in such a way that all the screws for the hinge went through the hinge and LCD assembly, and into the plastic backing. With the plastic broken, there was nothing holding the LCD to the hinge. We put in a little screw and nut just holding the LCD assembly to the hinge, and it’s working fine. The plastic is a little loose in that area, but it’s a lot better off than it was before.
So I guess I can hold off on getting a new laptop for a while, especially since I’ve been tweaking this one a bit more. I just started using cpudyn to throttle my CPU when the load isn’t high. Keep the temperature down, which is nice when I’m using it on my lap.
Hi, I ve had the same problem with my sony laptop.. the right side broke a couple of weeks ago and now the left side of the hinge is broken.. what kind of screws did you use and did you just pull out the plastic covering the holes through which to put the screws in? Any help would be appreciated