Gary

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Right, so It's been over a year now since I've belonged to the Ifixit family and you know what, the family feuds and awkward dinner conversations don't even bother me anymore and all this orphan has to say to the family is "please sir may I have some more?" eh EH?! who can name that movie?! So I found the site while surfing the web in Google because I was deployed and had not only cracked my Zune media player, but also fried one of my hard drives with all of my previous deployment pics and music and movies....oh the agony of it all. I had asked "hey is there a way to replace the hard drive pcb" and that was when I had first met Oldturkey03 who was able to assist me in replacing the part I needed. He's a very knowledgeable guy and was swift to answer my call. I respected this site all that much more then so if you ever get a response from him, I'd listen, the man knows his stuff! But there was only one problem....I like to tinker with things and take it apart....so I definitely opened up the hard drive way too far into the discs where I offset the disc reader for the hard drive and all the lovely Afghani sand blew in...great. Well that was a loss but ever since then I've been opening electronics up, AND ACTUALLY FIXING THEM! I love helping people out whenever I can and find ultimate enjoyment when I can see a satisfied client able to go back living a happy life. By the way I suppose I should mention I'm a Marine, a military member with a brain, INSANE RIGHT?! But no worries, my drinking pleasures don't interfere with electronics maintenance ) I currently live in Japan with my beautiful wife and we have an incredible 3 year tour in front of us sightseeing and traveling all over! So if you ever need anything, I will always do my best to provide an answer...you know, unless Uncle Sam is screaming my name beforehand.

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Recently I came across this website as I was looking at how to fix my Zune 120 GB with a cracked screen before I thought of sending it in to pay more money than was needed. I happened to click on this link and fell in love ever since! All throughout my childhood I had an addiction to take things apart to figure out how they worked, but alas never knew how to put it back together. This website has given me back my childhood days of looking at just about anything, drooling at the thought of having its guts on my worktable, and perform electrical surgery at my expense! Currently I'm in Japan serving in the United States Marine Corps, and I have to say, there isn't a better way to keep my mind busy and stress free than utilizing the ifixit toolkit to help out the Marines here fixing their electronics as well as teaching how to fix them. I'm currently trying to learn as much as I can about motherboards, soldering, Cisco router programming, programming software, basically anything to do with electronics to where I could build them, it's a hard goal for me to learn, but it's also a dream of mine to reach.

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"Fan won't stop running" için yanıt 11-03-2019
Try looking for any runaway applications That could be potentially using too much CPU. If you don’t see a problem there, iCloud’s Documents and Data and Photos syncing can cause the Mac’s CPU to overheat and can cause the fan to run continuously even if the applications are running anything requiring a lot of CPU. By disabling those two services, you may be able to set the fan back into standby
"iPhone 7 not charging, already replaced both Tigris and Tristar chips" için yanıt 11-03-2019
Hey there! So you’ve covered pretty much every base possible with the Tigris and Tristar replacement and ensuring you have a good lightning charging port. The only thing I didn’t see you mention (and I’m sure you have already) was trying to swap out the battery. If you haven’t done this yet go ahead and try that out but if so let me know and I will continue to find another solution for you I thought about it some more. I would test the battery connection on the board: (1) Turn the DMM to voltage (V-DC) with a 20 unit scale. (2) Using the DMM (Multimeter) set the black probe on a ground location such as the SIM tray and place the red probe on the left-most battery terminal of the J connection on the board. also was there any traces of the ground pad melting or too much heat coming from under the Tigris?
"How can I repair a hole in the front of my shoe" için yanıt 11-03-2019
So one thing you can try is grabbing some patch fabric and glue it on the inside of your shoe to cover the hole using either gorilla glue or shoe-goo. Ensure you stuff the shoe with enough of something to apply pressure to the fabric to hold in place. If you want to take it a step further you can also spray some paint into the hole to color the patch to a color close to your shoe (test the color first and always tape off the area you don’t want accidentally painted)
"Paper not leaving tray" için yanıt 23-01-2017
First I recommend checking to make sure the firmware is up to date. Next try a hard reboot I.e. Unplugging the power cable for 30 seconds. Next if you are using another software to print try using the hp photo creation software, you might be getting an error for that reason also make sure you select the right type of photo paper, there are a lot of choices and it makes a big difference . also remove the regular paper from the bottom tray,only use the photo paper when printing photos. hope this helps you
"iPhone will boot up when plugged in but once unplugged it dies" için yanıt 16-04-2014
For the issue of the phone not holding your charge, it seems like your battery is of no use. You will most likely to have to get that replaced. As for the wifi greyed out, try these steps: 1.Restart your iOS device. 2.Make sure that airplane mode is off by tapping Settings > Airplane Mode. 3.Reset the network settings by tapping Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings. This will reset all network settings, including Bluetooth pairing records, Wi-Fi passwords, VPN, and APN settings. 4.Make sure that your device is using the latest software. To do so, connect your device to your computer and check for updates in iTunes. If that doesn't work, you can always try to turn Airplane Mode and Do Not Disturb "ON" and power down the phone, turn back on, then turn those settings "OFF". For whatever reason this sometimes helps refresh the WIFI setting. If all else fails and you still cannot figure the device's issue, you may have to take it to an Iphone store and have it repaired, if still under warranty,...
"won't power up, no light on screen" için yanıt 16-04-2014
I would disconnect the cables for the display assembly and reconnect them to make sure they are seated properly, if that doesn't work chances are there is a hardware failure as you've tried to perform the basic steps for a non-responsive Ipad.
"No Signal Error from HDMI connections" için yanıt 16-04-2014
Try this Krystal: 1. Disconnect all HDMI sources from the inputs. 2. Unplug the power from TV/LCD for 10 minutes. 3. Plug the TV/LCD back in. 4. Connect the HDMI cable one device at a time. 5. Turn on the device (ex. PS3). 6. Repeat steps 4-5 for each HDMI port. Let me know if this doesn't work and we will continue to troubleshoot your issue.
"Battery drops from 100% to 7%" için yanıt 16-04-2014
Sounds like there may be a task left open in the background. Press and hold the back arrow to see if there are any tasks left open? If not try a soft reset first by pressing and holding the vol down+power button. You shouldn't lose any data doing this but some have reported their clock resetting. Another thing to check. Goto settigs>Applications>photos+camera. Is Auto upload to Skydrive on or off? If it is on, your phone may have apent hours trying to upload to Skydrive if you have a slow internet connection. If connection is slow, you might want to consider turning this off. If all else you may need to replace the battery.
"The volume buttons won't work one my iPhone 4s" için yanıt 16-04-2014
Be sure your phone has been currently updated Is your phone in silent mode? Check the side of the phone where the vibrate/silent button is located. Also be sure to go over your settings as well to ensure everything is set up correctly
"Why are my cameras pictures black?" için yanıt 16-04-2014
It can be several things. 1: You will need to know if the sensor is working. Try to make very long exposures, starting with somthing like a second in daylight going on to 10 seconds in daylight. If nothing registres on the sensor i would fault the sensor / body. 2: If anything registrers on the sensor, i would look at the aperture. It could be stuck aperture blades in the lens or a stuck aperture "lever" on the camerabody You can also try removing the battery and memory card for a few minutes, and reinsert to see if that solves the issue. In the menu settings try to do a reset for the camera Find the reset switch located on the bottom of the camera If you can't find it, see page 120 of the D50 manual This is a hard reset of the Camera. This has to be asked because it has happened in the past.....is the lens cap off?