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On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:19:27 +0100 (BST) Gordon Henderson wrote: > My AAO died the other day - a mechanical issue to do with the power > connector - so it works, but I can't plug in the power lead to charge > it! > > Have taken it to bits - followed some video I found on the interweb > and it's now in several large bits and lots of small screws... The > clever bit was using a credit card to pop the case apart rather than > lever it with a big screwdriver - doesn't leave any marks that way! > > One discovery - there is a SODIM socket under the motherboard - I can > upgrade the RAM from 512MB to a GB or so, and I may well do that, > although that would mean waiting until Monday to get the bit.. Hmmm.. > According to the video I watched, it's also possible to fit an > internal bluetooth module, but I've never really needed that, so will > give it a miss. There is also space on the motherboard for a sim-card > reader and a GSM device with a slot in the back behind the battery to > push the SIM card through - internal mobile-data laptop, anyone? > > The power connector on the motherboard has broken - the bit which > holds the central pin is the broken part, so some superglue and > solder will fix it back, hopefully. > > The video I watched to help me take it to bits is from this article: > > http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/modding-the-acer-aspire-one-bluetooth/ > > Gordon I had to dismantle a Samsung NC-10 t'other day to install a touchscreen module. This already has mini-PCIE WiFi module and 'onboard' (presumably USB-based) Bluetooth but also had an extra space marked "HSDPA". No module but the solder points were there and it looked suspiciously like a mini-PCIE. As an aside, the instructions for installing the touchscreen module were entertaining... rather than providing instructions in a PDF file or MSWord document or anything they took a screendump of a website and simply put the GIF image on CD. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html