[mdlug] Laptop repair question

[Aaron Kulkis]

Robert Adkins wrote:
>>>   
>> Download the service manual.  This are invaluable when taking 
>> a laptop apart.
>>
> 
> 	If it is available.
> 
> 	I'm unsure why, but some of those newer machines and some older
> machines have service manuals locked up behind "pay for it or forget it"
> setups on the manufacturers and other websites. They aren't cheap either.

I don't know about Sony, but with HP, they're freely available
from the HP site.