First an introduction: New to this board, so hello everyone!
So the story starts with my cat..I was sitting on the couch and pissing the cat off, so he ran away, but not before bouncing off my screen of my open MBP. It pushed the lid further back than the stops allow it to go. Now it folds back until it is basically parallel to the body of the laptop. Nothing else seems affected except the hinge seems a touch looser than it used to be, and having more trouble holding itself up than it used to. It actually doesn't feel broken inside, nothing shaking around, the hinge doesn't have any slop or play in it, it just goes too far.
I was thinking of swapping it for a new one (I can do this for any reason at futureshop, no questions asked, even user damage) but then I'd have to try to migrate my data over. Not sure how I'd do that without having both laptops in front of me.
I could not tell from the ifixit, but is there just a screw/bolt holding the hinge that I can tighten? (I am experienced in electronics disassembly.) If the hinge were stiffer I'd have no problem with how far the screen goes back. It is even kind of nice in some situations.
Advice?
Thanks all!
So the story starts with my cat..I was sitting on the couch and pissing the cat off, so he ran away, but not before bouncing off my screen of my open MBP. It pushed the lid further back than the stops allow it to go. Now it folds back until it is basically parallel to the body of the laptop. Nothing else seems affected except the hinge seems a touch looser than it used to be, and having more trouble holding itself up than it used to. It actually doesn't feel broken inside, nothing shaking around, the hinge doesn't have any slop or play in it, it just goes too far.
I was thinking of swapping it for a new one (I can do this for any reason at futureshop, no questions asked, even user damage) but then I'd have to try to migrate my data over. Not sure how I'd do that without having both laptops in front of me.
I could not tell from the ifixit, but is there just a screw/bolt holding the hinge that I can tighten? (I am experienced in electronics disassembly.) If the hinge were stiffer I'd have no problem with how far the screen goes back. It is even kind of nice in some situations.
Advice?
Thanks all!
Although, my dog did pull my old dell off the table cuz of not having a magsafe of course, but no damage. Stupid cats.................