Inspiron 4000 Hinge

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Hi all,

First time poster here. Problem: the right-side hinge on my Inspiron 4000
seems to have broken. The machine and display still work fine, but I need
to replace the hinge. I've searched the Dell website, but don't seem to be
able to find what I need. Questions:

1. Is the hinge something I can attempt to replace, or is this best left to
a shop?
2. Where would I be able to find a replacement hinge.

Thanks in advance,
Birdlander

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?)

First time poster? We have a hazing ceremony here:

You're a Dellbot!
You're a sniveling whiner!
Enjoy my killfile - PLONK!

Welcome to our fraternity. We are happy to have you among our esteemed
ranks.

Ted (;-> Zieglar

"Birdlander" <selucas@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> First time poster here. Problem: the right-side hinge on my Inspiron 4000
> seems to have broken. The machine and display still work fine, but I need
> to replace the hinge. I've searched the Dell website, but don't seem to
be
> able to find what I need. Questions:
>
> 1. Is the hinge something I can attempt to replace, or is this best left
to
> a shop?
> 2. Where would I be able to find a replacement hinge.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Birdlander
>
>

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?)

"Birdlander" <selucas@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> First time poster here. Problem: the right-side hinge on my
> Inspiron 4000 seems to have broken. The machine and display still
> work fine, but I need to replace the hinge.

If it's similar to my i5000 the hinge is part of the lid ... both my
hinges were cracked, almost all the way through, so I ordered 2
replacement lids (figuring it would happen again, and sure enough
after only 6 months the replacement started cracking) ... anyway, an
end-user can replace the lid themself but it is a very intricate
procedure (it's like a puzzle and you need the right tools (ie,
tiny screwdrivers, etc) - not for the faint at heart.