Re: Dell E172fpb



Remove the stand by unscrewing 4 crosshead screws loosen the two case halves at the bottom first with a flat head screwdriver twisted in the small gaps and work around the gap unclipping from bottom to top preferably with a soft tool, a wooden ice cream stick works quite well

My nephew has this model with exactly same symtoms shuts down immediately after power up. The board shows discolouration underneath this area : Transistors Q759 Q760 are shorted i am ordering 4 2SD1804 and 4 * 470uf electrolytics to try To replace Q739 Q740 Q759...