{"id":2723,"date":"2013-04-09T23:27:06","date_gmt":"2013-04-10T06:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.limetechsolutions.com\/?p=2723"},"modified":"2013-04-09T23:27:06","modified_gmt":"2013-04-10T06:27:06","slug":"diy-laptop-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tjarb.com\/limetech\/blog\/limetech-updates\/diy-laptop-repair\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Laptop Repair"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Ready to Try Your Hand at DIY Laptop Repair?<\/h2>\n<p>When DIY laptop repair is your only option, try doing a little research before you take things into your own hands. LifeHacker.com has a number of great articles on ways you can improve your laptop\u2019s performance. Here&#8217;s our collection of some of the good ones.<\/p>\n<p><b>Laptop getting too hot for your lap? Here\u2019s a good general list of steps you can take to give your old laptop an extreme makeover:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Improve your laptop's performance\" href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5934602\/give-your-old-slow-overheating-laptop-new-life-and-an-extreme-makeover?tag=upgrades\">http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5934602\/give-your-old-slow-overheating-laptop-new-life-and-an-extreme-makeover?tag=upgrades<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Laptop running too slow? Here\u2019s a great article that details how to add RAM to your Mac or PC:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5649112\/diy-repairs-and-upgrades-to-save-your-laptop-upgrading-ram\">http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5649112\/diy-repairs-and-upgrades-to-save-your-laptop-upgrading-ram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>This one covers how to replace your hard drive or your CD\/DVD drive:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5652185\/diy-laptop-repairs-and-upgrades-fixing-or-improving-hard-drives-and-cddvd-drives?tag=laptop-savers\">http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5652185\/diy-laptop-repairs-and-upgrades-fixing-or-improving-hard-drives-and-cddvd-drives?tag=laptop-savers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Spring cleaning! How to clean up and speed up your PC:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Speed up your PC\" href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5897138\/how-to-speed-up-clean-up-and-revive-your-windows-pc\">http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5897138\/how-to-speed-up-clean-up-and-revive-your-windows-pc<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Things you can do yourself to upgrade your Mac:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5986206\/what-can-i-actually-upgrade-on-my-mac?tag=upgrades\">http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5986206\/what-can-i-actually-upgrade-on-my-mac?tag=upgrades<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>For the truly courageous, how to build your own Hackintosh:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5841604\/the-always-up+to+date-guide-to-building-a-hackintosh\">http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5841604\/the-always-up+to+date-guide-to-building-a-hackintosh<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>How to stay the course and not give up when you\u2019re learning a new skill:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5994125\/how-to-stick-with-it-when-youre-learning-something-new-on-your-own?tag=learning\">http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5994125\/how-to-stick-with-it-when-youre-learning-something-new-on-your-own?tag=learning<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Cool things you can convert your old laptop into:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5988396\/hacker-challenge-winner-turn-your-old-laptop-into-a-tablet\">http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5988396\/hacker-challenge-winner-turn-your-old-laptop-into-a-tablet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all! 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