Why my girlfriend and technology don't mix well

I second what K-TRON says. You are at a point in the laptop's "life" that you have nothing to lose by taking it apart. Again, e-bay seems to be the best place to search for scrapped 640m models. Be careful with the battery!

You can probably find a youtube or on-line video taking you through the steps on how to disassemble your model.

 

OMG~orz...This is wut i say when i see the pic that you upload...It seems that your GF does not know many cooking knowledge that she put the notebook on the top of the oven...
It is more surprise that your notebook still works perfectly! It is unbelievable... I start to respect the DELL's quality..haha..

 

Don't know if its been mentioned, but I would contact Dell about this. I bet they'd get a kick out of it, especially seeing how it still works.
Who knows, maybe if they are feeling generous, they'd send you a replacement for free just for the advertising they could come up with.

 

Sure thing.... (ROFL)

 

or yo can call dell and tell them that it overheated and caught in fire. Maybe they will send you a new m17x to avoid getting sued. ROTFL!!

 

More than the survival of actual laptop, I wonder how did the PAPER Microsoft Windows sticker survive this much obliteration.. as the paper burns..

And it seems it was in the eye of the "hurricane" pretty much!

Looking at the picture closer now, I think i would chuck that laptop out of the window since the state of battery is pretty much "Get out of there, she is gonna blow!".. Glad you two are both safe n sound! Batteries DO tend to explode at high temperatures. (various cases with mobile phones for example)

Did the hard drive work after all this ?

-Mel

 

If I did that my husband would have killed me.
1 because its HIS kitchen and the meger wife shall not mess it up, and
2 he spends way too much on my gear.

 

Just upgrade to a new girlfriend. Fixed.

 

Wow. Old thread guys.

 

Now, that's funny

 

What's unfair is I will accept an apology from her and that's the end of it.

But if places were reversed, she won't accept my apology UNTIL I buy her a new laptop.

 

I'm thoroughly amazed that it's still running but not as much as I would've been a few years ago (when I didn't know as much about laptops). People tend to forget that CPUs (usually maximum is around 95C-100C) and GPUs (usually around 57-70) can sustain exceptionally high temperatures when compared to other aspects of a computer. The HDD that I'm using averages temperatures between 35C-40C. Dell definitely makes some physically durable laptops, even though at times they weren't the most stylish laptops on the market.

Double standard, you gotta live with it. Respect it and start cheating as soon as you can.

 

Lol! Thanks for the laugh!

Personally, I'd just leave it as is and consider the holes as extra venting. Think of it as...using fire...to beat potential over heating problems...

 

Reason my gf and tech don't mix well:

She literally throws her laptop when she's pissed at it.

Mr. Mysterious

 

I'm surprised that the Dell could actually survive being cooked. There should be a new Youtube channel that shows laptops being cooked.

 

I'll gladly take your GF if you don't want her any more.

 

I do tech support and you have no idea how "smart" girls are with their computer or desktop lol.

 

get her a refurb CF-29 toughbook they're made for it.

well as a woman I have to speak up not ALL of us are that bad.... and I can tell stories on a 22 year old young man who cleaned the LCD of his nice new Envy 17 with Acetone nail polish remover.

 

How'd that turn out?

 

acetone + lcd screen= permanant etching and white cloudyness

doesnt anyone use it for melting plastics or etching glass anymore?

 

I minored in chemistry and honestly, all we used acetone for was a solvent, but perhaps that was pure acetone.