Jim Syler

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How do you test electronic components?

Oct 31 2011 @ 11:05 AM

I've got a dead electronic device (HTC Touch Pro CDMA to be exact, but I'm looking for a more general solution) and am trying...

Answer to: DVD is stuck in iMac

Dec 24 2010 @ 7:08 PM

Try restarting with the mouse button down. Be ready to catch it if it comes out at all, and pull it out manually.

Installing HTC Touch Pro CDMA USB Logic Board

Oct 31 2011 @ 10:54 AM

Which screws in red? There aren't any.
Installing PowerBook G4 Aluminum 12" 867 MHz DC-In Board

Jun 5 2011 @ 3:38 PM

Thank you so much for this last step! That's exactly what was wrong with mine. I was going to just replace it until I saw this bit.
Installing PowerBook G4 Aluminum 12" 1-1.5 GHz EMI Finger

Jun 5 2011 @ 11:31 AM

I don't see anything that looks like a clip under this screw. It came out just fine (although it wanted to pull up the padding directly above it when I I pulled it out), but all that's under it is the metal plate it's screwed into, which looks like it is also held down by another screw. Is this what I'm supposed to remove? It certainly doesn't seem to want to come up.