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canetoad

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6. I doubt whether that will be any help

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Reply #5)

Tue Sep 18, 2018, 12:42 PM

Sep 2018

Most laptops, it's not a simple matter of removing 'the back'. There are plates screwed down over some components; battery, hard drive/s, memory modules. None of them give you access directly to the motherboard.

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How to remove ethernet cable stuck in hp laptop [View all] left-of-center2012 Sep 2018 OP

The only part that locks in is the release tab... PoliticAverse Sep 2018 #1

Try a sewing needle or a pin. Something smaller in gauge than a paper clip. NT mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2018 #3

Go buy the eye glass kit INdemo Sep 2018 #2

Sometimes the tab sticks canetoad Sep 2018 #4

Any thoughts on removing the back of my HP laptop regarding this ... left-of-center2012 Sep 2018 #5

I doubt whether that will be any help canetoad Sep 2018 #6

Try pushing the plug in and pushing the tab down at the same time before pulling it out nt Xipe Totec Sep 2018 #7

If you take it to Best Buy ... lpbk2713 Sep 2018 #8

Hm! roscoeroscoe Sep 2018 #9

push it in and shake it a little left-of-center2012 Sep 2018 #10