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Got my laptop back from a repair shop in Chiang Mai with a sticky note that said 'try this'
The fan was making a grinding noise for weeks, and the guy just put a tiny piece of folded paper under one corner of the motherboard. It's been silent for 3 months now. What's the weirdest fix that's actually worked for your gear?
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jake_torres681mo ago
My old car radio would cut out on bumps. A forum post said to wedge a matchbook under the cassette player. It looked stupid but it worked for years.
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mark_mitchell1mo ago
Sounds like a bad connection, not a fix.
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sarah_hart28d ago
The three months of silence is pretty solid proof that fix works, but I gotta gently push back on @mark_mitchell's take. A bad connection is exactly the problem here, and adding a tiny shim under the board can fix it by taking pressure off a flexed trace or a cold solder joint. I've seen similar stuff with old game consoles where a folded business card under the cartridge slot kept it from crashing. It's not pretty but if the physics works, it's a real fix. Did the shop tell you what the actual issue was?
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