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    Opening my Acer 6930G

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Ereos, Mar 4, 2010.

  1. Ereos

    Ereos Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've only had my laptop for a year
    and it starting to have a monitor problems
    purple lines have started appearing on the monitor
    as any person who uses a laptop and constantly see a flicker of numerous purple horizontal lines would get annoyed
    so i decided to open it up and check the connectors
    which a friend had recommended me to have a look at
    though im no technician but i noticed it had a triangular shaped screw i couldnt open because of that

    so at the moment im clueless what these screws are called anyone can help me?
     
  2. EchoShade

    EchoShade Notebook Evangelist

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    .....There's triangular shaped screws? I don't think there are but if there really are, then try to get a picture of it and it's location.
     
  3. Ereos

    Ereos Notebook Enthusiast

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    well i dont have the slightest clue cos a friend did it for me and he couldnt find it and found the oddest triangular shaped screws he never seen before but if i can i will do....
    atm im thinking of getting a new laptop cos im getting slightly fed up of the screen
    though fixing it yourself is better but it only been over 1 year since i had this laptop
    so displeased how if it cables getting loose then it get loose pretty easily again

    cos im getting them funny horizontal lines appearing on my screen which is a b****!!!
     
  4. EchoShade

    EchoShade Notebook Evangelist

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    IDK, I've cracked open my laptop plenty of times and I haven't found triangular screws yet.
     
  5. Ereos

    Ereos Notebook Enthusiast

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    if not he looking at the wrong place any chance you know any vids or so?
    im scared of breaking it apart lol
     
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    monitor cables
     
  8. ayarbee

    ayarbee Notebook Geek

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    Sound like anti-tamper screws. Search google for trangular recess, tri lok, tri wing or similar and you should find suitable drivers (screw drivers that is). These are probably present to protect parts ACER consider to be factory service only.