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Disassemble CM1150V
My CM1150V recently got knocked off my desk. There is now a rattling sound inside and it won't power on. I figured I'd take a shot at opening it up to see if I might be able to fix it myself. Does an...
> [...] it won't power on. [...]
> [...] what broken when it fell was a plastic pin and spring that held
> the heat shield against the processor. [...]
I'd expect a loose heat sink to cause trouble after some time has
passed, and the (now-detached) device overheats. I would not expect it
to cause immediate "won't power on" (which is a bit vague).
The heat sink has plastic pins with springs on two diagonally opposite corners. On the other two diagonally opposite corners there is a metal pin that appears to make contact with a solder point. Because of the missing spring pin one of those metal pins is not touching the circuit board. I suspect that's the reason for lack of power. I'm not sure what is vague about "won't power on." When I plug it in and turn it on the device does not indicate it is powered up (i.e. the power light does not come on).
> [...] I suspect that's the reason for lack of power. [...]
You can see it better than I, but I wouldn't expect a heat sink to be
used for a power connection. You can run the experiment, but my
expectations would be low.
This is all low-voltage stuff. I'd try to hold loose stuff in place
by hand before putting much effort into manufacturing replacement
plastic pins.> [...] I'm not sure what is vague about "won't power on." [...]
To someone, that could mean that it doesn't respond as expected.
"the power light does not come on", on the other hand, describes an
actual (non-)event -- no interpretation required.